thievingly

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adverb

Like a thief; by or with stealing.

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Meanings

adverbthievingly (comparative more thievingly, superlative most thievingly)

comparative more thievingly · superlative most thievingly

  1. Like a thief; by or with stealing.

    Living compassionately, not taking more than your share or dirtying the earth more than you must, means that you are living more truthfully, more honestly, less thievingly[…]

    2000, Daniel C. Maguire, Sacred Energies, page 61

Origin

From thieving + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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