furtive

fur·tive

F0371700 (fûr′tĭv)adj. Characterized by, acting with, or suggesting stealth or a desire to avoid discovery; surreptitious: "J.W. from time to time gave her a furtive squeeze of the hand, but they never got to go out alone any more" (John Dos Passos). See Synonyms at secret.

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[French furtif, from Old French, from Latin fūrtīvus, from fūrtum, theft, from fūr, thief; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

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fur′tive·ly adv.fur′tive·ness n.

furtive

(ˈfɜːtɪv) adjcharacterized by stealth; sly and secretive[C15: from Latin furtīvus stolen, clandestine, from furtum a theft, from fūr a thief; related to Greek phōr thief] ˈfurtively adv ˈfurtiveness n

fur•tive

(ˈfɜr tɪv)

adj. 1. taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance. 2. sly; shifty: a furtive manner. [1480–90; < Latin furtīvus, derivative of furtum theft] fur′tive•ly, adv. fur′tive•ness, n.

furtive

- Someone who is furtive literally "carries things away like a thief."See also related terms for thief.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	furtive - marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"sneak, stealthy, surreptitious, sneakyconcealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"
	2.	furtive - secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"backstair, backstairscovert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

furtive

adjective sly, secret, hidden, sneaking, covert, cloaked, behind someone's back, secretive, clandestine, sneaky, under-the-table, slinking, conspiratorial, skulking, underhand, surreptitious, stealthy a furtive glance over her shoulder
open, public, frank, straightforward, candid, forthright, undisguised, above-board, unreserved

furtive

adjective1. So slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation:catlike, feline, slinky, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy.2. Trickily secret:secretive, sly, sneaking, sneaky, surreptitious.

Translations

偷偷摸摸的鬼鬼祟祟的

furtive

(ˈfəːtiv) adjective secretive; avoiding attention. a furtive action/look. 偷偷摸摸的，鬼鬼祟祟的 偷偷摸摸的，鬼鬼祟祟的