FURTIVE


Meaning of FURTIVE in English

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.