thiefness

noun

thiefness

noun

Etymology From thief + -ness.

1

Rare The state or conduct of a thief; thievery

  • He's high on something he's scrounged, this or that scrap makes him feel clean, clear of his former details: his feeling of thiefness disappears making a little promise it won't happen again in exchange for the core it took to get this innerness [...]1987, Mary Ruefle, Life without speaking - Page 79:
  • Yuh mad or what? Don't involve me into thiefness.2014, Aston Cooke, Country Duppy & Jonkanoo Jamboree:

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