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theftuous

Today it means: Of the nature of theft; thievish. Full definition →

Middle English *theftwis

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Middle English · inherited from*theftwis
English todaytheftuous

From earlier thiefteous, thiftwis, from Middle English *theftwis, equivalent to theft + -uous. Compare righteous.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.