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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Furtive \Fur"tive\, a. [L. furtivus fr furtum theft, fr fur thief, akin to ferre to bear: cf F. furtif See {Fertile}.] Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as a furtive look --Prior. A hasty and furtive ceremony. --Hallam. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: furtive adj 1: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {stealthy}, {surreptitious}] 2: secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" [syn: {backstair}, {backstairs}]
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