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furtive
/ ˈɜːɪ /
adjective
- characterized by stealth; sly and secretive
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܰپԱ, noun
- ˈڳܰپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڳܰ·پ· adverb
- ڳܰ·پ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of furtive1
Example Sentences
Theirs is not a wholly furtive relationship, but it is not altogether an open one either.
That made it close enough for him to make furtive trips to get belongings from his home.
Few vehicles brave the abandoned boulevards; those that do move in furtive dashes: They barrel down the road, slow near the still-smoking ruins of a freshly struck building, then race away.
Not exactly a secret, my complicated thoughts and feelings about my deeply personal connection to New York’s darkest day had always registered internally as something furtive.
His constant furtive glances keep us questioning who this lithe young lad really is, to others and especially to himself.
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