furtive

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French furtif (stealthy), From Latin fūrtīvus (stolen), from fūrtum (theft), from fūr (thief).

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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.

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French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /fyʁtiv/

Adjective [edit]

furtive f

  1. feminine form of furtif

Italian [edit]

Adjective [edit]

furtive f

  1. Feminine plural form of furtivo

Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fūrtīve

  1. masculine vocative singular of fūrtīvus