thefly

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === þeefly, þeofliche, þefliche, þeefliche, þeflich, thevelich, þeefli, theffly, þevely, theefly === Etymology === From thef +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθeːfliː/, /ˈθeːvliː/, /-lit͡ʃ(ə)/ === Adverb === thefly In a way resembling a thief; thievishly (especially referring to deception or sleight-of-hand) (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?) ==== Descendants ==== English: thiefly (now rare) ==== References ==== “thẹ̄flī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 October 2018.