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fur⋅tive
[fur-tiv] 
tɪv
–adjective
| 1. | taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance. |
| 2. | sly; shifty: a furtive manner. |
Related forms:
fur⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
fur⋅tive⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. clandestine, covert. 2. underhand, cunning.
1. clandestine, covert. 2. underhand, cunning.
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| fur·tive (fûr'tĭv) adj.
[French furtif, from Old French, from Latin fūrtīvus, from fūrtum, theft, from fūr, thief; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.] fur'tive·ly adv., fur'tive·ness n. |
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Furtive
Fur"tive\, a. [L. furtivus, fr. furtum theft, fr. fur thief, akin to ferre to bear: cf. F. furtif. See Fertile.] Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look. --Prior. A hasty and furtive ceremony. --Hallam.
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Language Translation for : furtive
Spanish:
furtivo,
German:
verstohlen,
Japanese:
こそこそした
furtive
1490 (implied in furtively), from Fr. furtif, from L. furtivus "stolen, hidden, secret," from furtum "theft, robbery," from fur (gen. furis) "thief."
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