Meanings
- humorousnot comparableobsoleteable to be stolen
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
First recorded use in the plays of Webster circa 1580; especially apropos the virtue of a Lady: "her very soul and that other tenderness is there and theftable for any knave."
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
theftable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theftable
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