furtive

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *furtyve (implied in furtyvely (adverb)), from Middle French furtif, furtive (“furtive, stealthy”) (modern French furtif), from Latin fūrtīvus (“clandestine, furtive, secret; concealed, hidden; stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft; robbery”) (from fūr (“thief”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”)) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːtɪv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝtɪv/, [-ɾɪv] (General Australian) IPA(key): [ˈfɜːɾɪv] Rhymes: -ɜːtɪv Hyphenation: furt‧ive === Adjective === furtive (comparative more furtive, superlative most furtive) Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy. Synonyms: clandestine, surreptitious; see also Thesaurus:covert Of a thing: that has been acquired by theft; stolen; also (generally) taken stealthily. Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy. Synonyms: thieflike, thievish Of a person, etc.: inclined to steal; pilfering, thieving. Synonym: thievish ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ferret ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === secrecy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fyʁ.tiv/ === Adjective === furtive feminine singular of furtif == Italian == === Adjective === furtive f pl feminine plural of furtivo == Latin == === Pronunciation 1 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fuːrˈtiː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [furˈtiː.ve] ==== Adjective ==== fūrtīve vocative masculine singular of fūrtīvus === Pronunciation 2 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fuːrˈtiː.weː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [furˈtiː.ve] ==== Adverb ==== fūrtīvē (comparative fūrtīvius, superlative fūrtīvissimē, adjective fūrtīvus) secretly, in a hidden or clandestine manner Synonyms: fūrtim, fūrtō === References === “furtive”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “furtive”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “furtive”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.