furtive
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin fūrtīvus (“‘stolen’”), from fūrtum (“‘theft’”).
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[edit] Adjective
furtive (comparative more furtive, superlative most furtive)
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- stealthy
- Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy.
- 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, p31
- But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge which he happened to possess because his memory was not satisfactorily under control.
- 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, p31
[edit] Synonyms
- (stealthy): surreptitious
- (having hidden motives): clandestine, conspiratorial, covert, crafty, scheming, shifty,
- See also Wikisaurus:covert
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[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /fyʁtiv/
[edit] Adjective
furtive f.
- Feminine form of furtif.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
furtive f.
- Feminine plural form of furtivo
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
fūrtīve
- masculine vocative singular of fūrtīvus