furtive
[ fur-tiv ]
/ ˈfɜr tɪv /
adjective
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
sly; shifty: a furtive manner.
SYNONYMS FOR furtive
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Origin of furtive
OTHER WORDS FROM furtive
fur·tive·ly, adverbfur·tive·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for furtive
furtive
/ (ˈfɜːtɪv) /
adjective
characterized by stealth; sly and secretive
Derived forms of furtive
furtively, adverbfurtiveness, nounWord Origin for furtive
C15: from Latin furtīvus stolen, clandestine, from furtum a theft, from fūr a thief; related to Greek phōr thief
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