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most thievish
adjective as in criminal
adjective as in given to thievery
Example Sentences
All winter long we have quantities of saucy-looking little sparrows here, and they have the most thievish expression when they fly down for a crumb.
The fidelity of the Nogais is proverbial; even the most thievish of them would never betray a trust reposed in them.
As a rule, these expeditions are undertaken by the Nherouis, the wildest and most thievish of the Belutchis.
This dwarf proved to be Alpris, the most thievish little creature in the world.
Now I acknowledge how falsely I had judged the poor denizens of the East when I took them for the most thievish of tribes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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