thievish

Example Sentences

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As his friends and rivals well knew, he was a thievish genius.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2010

In the dark, his thievish eyes glow with unshed 419 tears.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 28, 2009

On the other hand there are also some of the most false, lying, thievish rascals, the like of which I could not have believed lived on earth.

From Time Magazine Archive

It may be possible, even as you hint, that the sheriff is away hunting the woods to the south for those two rascally, thievish hoboes.

From The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island by Allen, Quincy

The thievish realist, in the fury of desperation falls upon the nominalist--the gallery on the ladder tumbles in after him and increases the fighting mel�e.

From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul