furtive

(fûr'tĭv)
adj.

1. Characterized by stealth; surreptitious.
2. Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty. See synonyms at secret.

[French furtif, from Old French, from Latin fūrtīvus, from fūrtum, theft, from fūr, thief.]

furtively fur'tive·ly adv.
furtiveness fur'tive·ness n.

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adjective

1. So slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation: catlike, feline, slinky, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy. See move/halt.
2. Trickily secret: secretive, sly, sneaking, sneaky, surreptitious. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: sneaky, secretive
Antonyms: aboveboard, forthright, honest, open, truthful

IN BRIEF: Done on the sly or in a sneaky way.

The thief gave a furtive glance at the defense attorney when the judge read the charges.

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For a list of words related to furtive, see:

• Bad, False, Evil, Insincere, or Dishonest
• Secrecy and Concealment - furtive: (adj) sly or shifty; obtained by stealth

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stjålen, hemmelighedsfuld, lusket

Nederlands (Dutch)
steels, gestolen

Français (French)
adj. - sournois, cachottier, furtif, dérobé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heimlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κρυφός, λαθραίος, μουλωχτός, ύπουλος

Italiano (Italian)
furtivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - furtivo

Русский (Russian)
тайный, скрытный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - furtivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förstulen, lömsk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
私下的, 隐密的, 秘密的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 私下的, 隱密的, 秘密的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 남몰래 하는, 수상한, 은밀한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ひそかな, こそこそする, ごまかしの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سري , خفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חשאי, חטוף, מתגנב, חומק, גנוב‬

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