zaglīgs

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From zaglis (thief) +‎ -īgs.

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zaglīgs (definite zaglīgais, comparative zaglīgāks, superlative viszaglīgākais, adverb zaglīgi)

  1. thievish (having a tendency to steal)
    zaglīgs pusaudzisthievish teenager
    zaglīgs sunsthievish dog
    zirgu puisis, zaglīgs, patur labību patsthe stable boy, thievish, kept the grain for himself
    Krišiņš bija apbrīnojami zaglīgs: viņš zaga un slēpa nezināmās slēptuvēs vajadzīgus un nevajadzīgus sīkumusKrišiņš (the little crow) was remarkably thievish: he stole and hid in unknown hideouts necessary and unnecessary little things
  2. furtive, sneaky, stealthy (trying not to be noticed, seen; such that it makes one less likely to be noticed)
    zaglīga gaitasneaky, furtive walk
    zaglīgi soļisneaky, furtive steps
    viņa sāka Jēci un Emmu novērot; viņa kļuva viltīga, zaglīga, centās tos pārsteigtshe started to observe Jēcis and Emma; she became cunning and sneaky, she tried to surprise them
    viņa pārlaida zaglīgu skatienu māklera dīvainajam tērpamshe gave a furtive glance at the real estate agent's strange clothes
    tā vien likās, ka tuvumā slēpjas slepena, zaglīga acsit just seemed (to him) that in the darkness a secretive, furtive eye was hiding

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