thievingly

English

Etymology

From thieving +‎ -ly.

Adverb

thievingly (comparative more thievingly, superlative most thievingly)

  1. Like a thief; by or with stealing.
    • 2000, Daniel C. Maguire, Sacred Energies, page 61:
      Living compassionately, not taking more than your share or dirtying the earth more than you must, means that you are living more truthfully, more honestly, less thievingly […]
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