furtive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective 4 Latin 4.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin fūrtīvus (“‘stolen’”), from fūrtum (“‘theft’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK), (Aus), IPA: /ˈfɜːtɪv/
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• (US) IPA: /ˈfɜɻɾɪv/
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[edit] Adjective

furtive (comparative more furtive, superlative most furtive)

1. stealthy
2. 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (stealthy): surreptitious
• (having hidden motives): clandestine, conspiratorial, covert, crafty, scheming, shifty,
• See also Wikisaurus:covert

[edit] Derived terms

• furtively
• furtiveness

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fyʁtiv/

[edit] Adjective

furtive f.

1. Feminine form of furtif.

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[edit] Italian

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furtive f.

1. Feminine plural form of furtivo

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

fūrtīve

1. masculine vocative singular of fūrtīvus