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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
fur·tive    Audio Help   [fur-tiv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
2.sly; shifty: a furtive manner.
[Origin: 1480–90; < L furtīvus, equiv. to furt(um) theft (cf. fūr thief) + -īvus -ive]

—Related forms
fur·tive·ly, adverb
fur·tive·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. clandestine, covert. 2. underhand, cunning.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  sly
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Trickily secret.
Synonyms:  secretive, sneaking, sneaky, surreptitious
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  stealthy
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  So slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation.
Synonyms:  catlike, feline, slinky, sneaking, sneaky
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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