thiefness

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noun

The state or conduct of a thief; thievery

Scrabble 15

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nounthiefness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state or conduct of a thief; thievery

    Yuh mad or what? Don't involve me into thiefness.

    2014, Aston Cooke, Country Duppy & Jonkanoo Jamboree
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    He's high on something he's scrounged, this or that scrap makes him feel clean, clear of his former details: his feeling of thiefness disappears making a little promise it won't happen again in exchange for the core it took to get this innerness [...]

    1987, Mary Ruefle, Life without speaking - Page 79

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APA

thiefness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiefness

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“thiefness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiefness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thiefness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiefness.

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