Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thievingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thiev-ing-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Like a thief; by or with stealing.

Example Sentences

"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[…]"

Etymology

From thieving + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: thieving

Inflected Forms

more thievingly (comparative) most thievingly (superlative)

Questions

What does thievingly mean?: Like a thief; by or with stealing.
Where does thievingly come from?: From thieving + -ly.

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