[f. as prec. + -NESS.] The quality or condition of being thievish.
c. 1460. Metham, Wks., 94. Yt sygnyfyith onstabylnes and ontrwth and theuyschnes.
1727. Bailey, vol. II., Thievishness, Addictedness to Stealing.
1907. 19th Cent., April, 567. Attacking the spite, frivolity, vanity,… thievishness and similar endearing qualities of the sex.
