Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theftuously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thef-tu-ous-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

By theft; thievishly.

Etymology

From theftuous + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more theftuously (comparative) most theftuously (superlative) thiefteously (alternative)

Questions

What does theftuously mean?
By theft; thievishly.
Where does theftuously come from?
From theftuous + -ly.

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