2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret. Time's thievish progress to eternity. Shak.
3. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice. Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce A thievish living on the common road. Shak. — Thiev"ish*ly, adv. — Thiev"ish*ness, n.
THIGH Thigh, n. Etym: [OE. thi, , , AS. ; akin to OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG. dioh, thioh, Icel. thigh, rump, and probably to Lith. taukas fat of animals, tuk to become fat, Russ. tuke fat of animals. *56.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The coxa, or femur, of an insect. Thigh bone (Anat.), the femur.
THIGMOTACTIC
Thig`mo*tac"tic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to thigmotaxis.
THIGMOTAXIS
Thig`mo*tax"is, n. [NL., fr. Gr. touch + an arranging.] (Physiol.)