Thievish
101light-fingered — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. thievish, stealthy, pilfering, filching, stealing, dishonest …
102larcenous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending to larceny: thievish. See CRIMES …
103jackdaw — (n.) 1540s, the common name of the daw (Corvus monedula), which frequents church towers, old buildings, etc.; noted for its loquacity and thievish propensities [OED]. See JACK (Cf. jack) (n.) + DAW (Cf. daw). In modern times, parrots are almost… …
104light-fingered — thievish, 1540s, from LIGHT (Cf. light) (adj.1) + FINGER (Cf. finger) …
105raven — (n.) O.E. hræfn (Mercian), hrefn; hræfn (Northumbrian, W.Saxon), from P.Gmc. *khrabanas (Cf. O.N. hrafn, Dan. ravn, Du. raaf, O.H.G. hraban, Ger. Rabe raven, O.E. hroc rook ), from PIE root *qer , *qor , imitative of harsh sounds (Cf. L …
106larcenously — adv. in a thievish manner …
107thievishly — adj. in thievish way; sneakily; cleverly …
108thieve — verb be a thief; steal things. Derivatives thievery noun thieving noun & adjective thievish adjective Origin OE thēofian, from thēof thief …
109light-fingered — a. Thievish …
110act — n 1 *action, deed Analogous words: performance, accomplishment, achievement (see corresponding verbs at PERFORM): *feat, exploit 2 statute, law, *bill act vb 1 Act, be …