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单词 furtive
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fur•tive /ˈfɜrtɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. taken, done, used, etc., secretly or without others noticing;
    stealthy;
    secret:a furtive glance.
  2. sly;
    shifty:a furtive manner.
fur•tive•ly, adv. 
fur•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fur•tive  (fûrtiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth;
    secret:a furtive glance.
  2. sly;
    shifty:a furtive manner.
  • Latin furtīvus, equivalent. to furt(um) theft (compare fūr thief ) + -īvus -ive
  • 1480–90
furtive•ly, adv. 
furtive•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clandestine, covert.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged underhand, cunning.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
furtive /ˈfɜːtɪv/ adj
  1. characterized by stealth; sly and secretive
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin furtīvus stolen, clandestine, from furtum a theft, from fūr a thief; related to Greek phōr thief

ˈfurtively adv ˈfurtiveness n
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