Furtive Definition
fûrtĭv
adjective
Done or acting in a stealthy manner, as if to hinder observation; surreptitious; stealthy; sneaky.
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Origin of Furtive
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French furtif from Old French from Latin fūrtīvus from fūrtum theft from fūr thief bher-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French furtif (“stealthy”), From Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
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