furtive
11furtive — furtively, adv. furtiveness, n. /ferr tiv/, adj. 1. taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance. 2. sly; shifty: a furtive manner. [1480 90; < L furtivus, equiv. to furt(um) theft (cf. fur thief) + ivus IVE] …
12furtive — [15] Etymologically, someone who is furtive ‘carries things away like a thief’. The word comes via Old French furtif from Latin furtīvus ‘stealthy, hidden’, a derivative of furtum ‘theft’, which in turn was based on fūr ‘thief’. This was either… …
13furtive — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)tɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as furtive, you disapprove of them behaving as if they want to keep something secret or hidden. With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and… …
14furtive — fur•tive [[t]ˈfɜr tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance[/ex] 2) sly; shifty: a furtive manner[/ex] • Etymology: 1480–90; < L furtīvus, der. of furtum theft fur′tive•ly, adv.… …
15furtive — /ˈfɜtɪv / (say fertiv) adjective 1. taken, done, used, etc., by stealth; secret: a furtive glance. 2. sly; shifty: a furtive manner. {Latin furtīvus stolen} –furtively, adverb –furtiveness, noun …
16furtive — [15] Etymologically, someone who is furtive ‘carries things away like a thief’. The word comes via Old French furtif from Latin furtīvus ‘stealthy, hidden’, a derivative of furtum ‘theft’, which in turn was based on fūr ‘thief’. This was either… …
17furtive — adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French furtif, from Latin furtivus, from furtum theft, from fur thief, from or akin to Greek phōr thief; akin to Greek pherein to carry more at bear Date: 1612 1. a. done by stealth ; surreptitious b.… …
18furtive — adjective /ˈfɜːtɪv,ˈfɜːɾɪv,ˈfɝ.ɾɪv/ a) stealthy But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge which he happened to possess because his memory was not satisfactorily under control. b) Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy. Syn …
19furtive — adj. Furtive is used with these nouns: ↑glance, ↑look …
20furtive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stealthy, sly, surreptitious, sneaking, skulking, covert. See concealment. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Clandestine] Syn. secret, hidden, surreptitious, stealthy; see secret 3 . 2. [Evasive] Syn.… …
