adj.1 done by stealth, clandestine, meant to escape notice.
2 sly, stealthy.
3 stolen, taken secretly.
4 thievish, pilfering.
Derivatives:
furtively adv. furtiveness n.
Etymology: F furtif -ive or L furtivus f. furtum theft
adj.1 done by stealth, clandestine, meant to escape notice.
2 sly, stealthy.
3 stolen, taken secretly.
4 thievish, pilfering.
Derivatives:
furtively adv. furtiveness n.
Etymology: F furtif -ive or L furtivus f. furtum theft
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012