thiefly

== English == === Alternative forms === thievely (dialectal) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈθiːfli/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθifli/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English theefly; equivalent to thief +‎ -ly. ==== Adjective ==== thiefly (comparative more thiefly, superlative most thiefly) (now rare) Like a thief; thievish. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English thefly, þeefliche, þeofliche, equivalent thief +‎ -ly. ==== Adverb ==== thiefly (comparative more thiefly, superlative most thiefly) (rare) Like a thief; thievishly. === References === “thiefly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === heftily