Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thievishly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thievish \Thiev"ish\, a.
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. --Shak.
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. --Shak.
-- {Thiev"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Thiev"ish*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thievishly
adv : in a manner characteristic of a thief
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