Meanings
comparative more theftuous · superlative most theftuous · alternative thiefteous · alternative thefteous · alternative thiftwis · alternative thiftwise · alternative thifteous · alternative thiftous · alternative thefteous
- Of the nature of theft; thievish.
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This is an Education which consists in the outleading of the blackguardizing, pauperizing, vagrant-like, and theftuous elements of the mentality, entirely withdrawn, and apart from any moral guidance, any elevating tendency, any ameliorating influence, nay, directly under the direction of the demoralized and the abandoned.
1851, Philomathos, “Ought Government to Provide a Secular Education For the People?”, in The British Controversialist: And Literary Magazine, number 13, page 351
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle English*theftwis
- Englishtheftuous
From earlier thiefteous, thiftwis, from Middle English *theftwis, equivalent to theft + -uous. Compare righteous.
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