furtive

fur·tive  (fûrtv)

adj.

1. Characterized by stealth; surreptitious.

2. Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty. See Synonyms at secret.

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[French furtif, from Old French, from Latin frtvus, from frtum, theft, from fr, thief; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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furtive·ly adv.

furtive·ness n.

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furtive [ˈfɜːtɪv]

adj

characterized by stealth; sly and secretive

[from Latin furtīvus stolen, clandestine, from furtum a theft, from fūr a thief; related to Greek phōr thief]

furtively  adv

furtiveness  n

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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, sneaky concealed - 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, backstairs covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

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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

Translations

furtive [ˈfɜːtɪv] ADJ [glance, action] → furtivo; [person] → sospechoso

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furtive [ˈfɜː^rtɪv] adj [glance, manner] → furtif/ive; [meeting] → furtif/ive

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furtive

adj action → heimlich; behaviour, person → heimlichtuerisch; (= suspicious) → verdächtig; look → verstohlen; his furtive eyes → sein ausweichender Blick

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furtive [ˈfɜːtɪv] adj (glance, action) → furtivo/a; (person) → circospetto/a

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furtive

adj furtive [ˈfəːtiv]

secretive; avoiding attention a furtive action/look. skelm خَفي، ماكِر потаен tajný; kradmý fordækt verstohlen κρυφός furtivo salajane, varglik یواشکی vaivihkainen furtif גָנוּב, חָטוּף, חָשָאִי गुप्त potajan, kradomičan titkos diam-diam laumulegur furtivo こそこそした 은밀한 slaptas slepens; zaglīgs senyap-senyap heimelijk hemmelighetsfull, stjålen, fordekt ukradkowy, potajemny furtivo (pe) furiş незаметный tajný; kradmý, nezbadaný skriven, bežen potajni förstulen ซึ่งลับ ๆ ล่อ ๆ kaçamak, hırsızlama 偷偷摸摸的, 鬼鬼祟祟的 таємний چپکے چپکے ngấm ngầm, trộm 偷偷摸摸的,鬼鬼祟祟的