thievishly
In stealing fashion
In a manner suggesting theft or the inclination to steal.
The word carries connotations of sneakiness and dishonesty: He glanced thievishly at the unattended purse.
It can describe furtive behavior even without actual theft: The cat crept thievishly toward the kitchen counter.
In a crafty manner
- sneakilyIn furtive manner
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- stealthilyIn a covert manner
- covertlyDone without detection
surreptitiously · craftily · cunningly · deviously · underhanded · shifty · slick · wily
Minor, sneaky theft
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
robbery · larceny · heist · plundering · looting · embezzling · swiping · filching
With greedy desire
- acquisitivelyWith desire to obtain
- ravenouslyWith extreme hunger
- enviouslyWith covetous desire
- hungrilyWith strong appetite
avariciously · rapaciously · hoarding · clutching · possessively
In a lying manner
- fraudulentlyThrough intentional dishonesty
- duplicitouslyWith deliberate dishonesty
- crookedlyIn bent manner
- unscrupulouslyWithout moral principles
deceptively · misleadingly · falsely · cheating · swindling · scamming · conniving · scheming
slyly
In a crafty manner
- sneakilyIn furtive manner
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- stealthilyIn a covert manner
covertly · surreptitiously · craftily · cunningly · deviously · underhanded · shifty · slick · wily · artful
pilfering
Minor, sneaky theft
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
burglary · robbery · larceny · heist · plundering · looting · embezzling · swiping · filching · snatching
covetously
With greedy desire
- acquisitivelyWith desire to obtain
- ravenouslyWith extreme hunger
- enviouslyWith covetous desire
hungrily · avariciously · rapaciously · hoarding · clutching · possessively
deceitfully
In a lying manner
- fraudulentlyThrough intentional dishonesty
- duplicitouslyWith deliberate dishonesty
- crookedlyIn bent manner
unscrupulously · deceptively · misleadingly · falsely · cheating · swindling · scamming · conniving · scheming · double-dealing
thievishlyhonestly
In a truthful manner
legitimately · rightfully · lawfully · ethically · fairly
thievishlyopenly
Without hiding anything
forthrightly · transparently · candidly · aboveboard · straightforwardly