thiefly
/ˈθifli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Like a thief; thievishly.
Example Sentences
- "Most patiently, with noiseless tread, I then did Make thro' those sumptuous halls my thiefly way, Until at last I reached the chamber splendid Where Hobart Chatfield Chatfield slumb'ring lay."
- "In bantering gusto he went right on with his thiefly enterprise."
- "Rogues are characters with some expertise in thiefly abilities and more specialized knowledge of arms than that possessed by Fighters."
- "It would be a sad thing to enter this dark time and then to have an eternal reality stolen and lessened in a thiefly sort of way at the door of death through a life that was lived in a less than honorable fashion."
- "...here he was, bent on one last thiefly act."
- "What great is living so thiefly!!! (Like a thief)."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθifli/
- British English: /ˈθiːfli/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more thiefly (comparative)
most thiefly (superlative)
thievely (alternative, dialectal)