Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Thievish

Thievish , adjective

1.
Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
2.
Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
Time's thievish progress to eternity. — Shakespeare
3.
Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.
Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce A thievish living on the common road. — Shakespeare