Definition of furtive Furtive
/fɚˈtɪv/ - [fertiv] - fur•tive
We found 8 definitions of furtive from 6 different sources.
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What does furtive mean?
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Adjectivefurtive, furtiver, furtivest |
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| 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, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious | ||
| concealed hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase" | ||
| 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- furtive (a.)
Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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furtive
Taking pains to avoid being observed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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furtive
fur′tiv, adj. stealthy: secret.—adv. Fur′tively. [Fr.,—L. furtivus—fur, a thief.]
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