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THIEVISH
Definition of THIEVISH
adjective
Having a tendency to steal.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English thevysch, equivalent to thief + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian däifsk (“thievish”), Dutch diefs (“thievish”), German Low German deevsk (“thievish”), German diebisch (“thievish”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,283)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THIEVISH · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THIEVISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THIEVISH starts with T and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read EHHIISTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H and I appear more than once.
Words that start THIEVI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THIEVISH?
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