FURTIVE Meaning of FURTIVE in English [ 'fə:tɪv ]■ adjective characterized by guilty or evasive secrecy.Derivatives~ly adverb~ness noun OriginC17: from Fr. furtif , -ive or L. furtivus , from furtum 'theft'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004