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Definition of Thievishness
1. Noun. Having a disposition to steal.
Definition of Thievishness
1. Noun. The quality of being thievish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thievishness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thievishness
Literary usage of Thievishness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plantation Negro as a Freeman: Observations on His Character, Condition by Philip Alexander Bruce (1889)
"... as well as the thievishness of the negro is shown in his disposition to steal
the rails of the fences that are situated conveniently to his cabin, ..."
2. Russia and England: Their Strength and Weakness by John Reynell Morell (1854)
"... have neither known equity nor justice, should think it their mission to dictate
laws to other nations. " Caprice and thievishness," says Golovin (p. ..."
3. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1888)
"... with whom Autolycus, the mat grandfather of Odysseus, is a favourite, because,
a poet says, he outdid all men in thievishness and pe Justice therefore, ..."
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