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THIEVISHNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thievishness mean?
• THIEVISHNESS (noun)
The noun THIEVISHNESS has 1 sense:
1. having a disposition to steal
Familiarity information: THIEVISHNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a disposition to steal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
larcenous; thievishness
Hypernyms ("thievishness" is a kind of...):
dishonesty (the quality of being dishonest)
Derivation:
thievish (given to thievery)
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