Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thievishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thievish-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a thievish manner; like a thief.

Etymology

From thievish + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more thievishly (comparative) most thievishly (superlative)

Questions

What does thievishly mean?
In a thievish manner; like a thief.
Where does thievishly come from?
From thievish + -ly.

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