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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•tive /ˈfɜrtɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - taken, done, used, etc., secretly or without others noticing;
stealthy;
secret:a furtive glance. - sly;
shifty:a furtive manner.
fur•tive•ly, adv. fur•tive•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•tive (fûr′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth;
secret:a furtive glance. - sly;
shifty:a furtive manner.
- Latin furtīvus, equivalent. to furt(um) theft (compare fūr thief ) + -īvus -ive
- 1480–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clandestine, covert.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged underhand, cunning.
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