English-Thai Dictionary

furtive

ADJ ซึ่ง ลับๆ  ล่อๆ  sneaking stealthy surreptitious forthright straightforward sueng-lab-lab-lo-lo

 

furtively

ADV อย่าง ลับๆ  ล่อๆ  sneakingly stealthily surreptitiously forthright straightforward yang-lab-lab-lo-lo

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FURTIVE

a.[L. furtivus.] Stolen; obtained by theft.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FURTIVE

Fur "tive, a. Etym: [L. furtivus, fr. furtum theft, fr. fur thief, akin to ferre to bear: cf. F. furtif. See Fertile. ]

 

Defn: Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look. Prior. A hasty and furtive ceremony. Hallam.

 

FURTIVELY

FURTIVELY Fur "tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Stealthily by theft. Lover.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

furtive

fur tive |ˈfərtiv ˈfərdɪv | ▶adjective attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive: they spent a furtive day together | he stole a furtive glance at her. • suggestive of guilty nervousness: the look in his eyes became furtive. DERIVATIVES fur tive ly adverb, fur tive ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French furtif, -ive or Latin furtivus, from furtum ‘theft. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

furtive

furtive |ˈfəːtɪv | ▶adjective attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive: they spent a furtive day together | he stole a furtive glance at her. • suggestive of guilty nervousness: the look in his eyes became furtive. DERIVATIVES furtively adverb, furtiveness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French furtif, -ive or Latin furtivus, from furtum ‘theft ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

furtive

furtive adjective they met in seedy dives to craft their furtive plans: secretive, secret, surreptitious, clandestine, hidden, covert, conspiratorial, cloak-and-dagger, backroom, backstairs, sly, sneaky, under-the-table; sidelong, sideways, oblique, indirect; informal hush-hush, shifty. ANTONYMS open.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

furtive

furtive adjective they cast furtive glances at one another: secretive, secret, surreptitious; sly, sneaky, wily, underhand, under the table; clandestine, hidden, covert, cloaked, conspiratorial, underground, cloak and dagger, hole and corner, hugger-mugger; stealthy, sneaking, skulking, slinking; sidelong, sideways, oblique, indirect; informal hush-hush, shifty. ANTONYMS open; above board.

 

French Dictionary

furtivement

furtivement adv. adverbe De manière furtive. : Un billet transmis furtivement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

furtive

fur tive /fə́ː r tɪv /形容詞 〈行為が 〉こっそりやった, ひそかな (secret ); 〈人 行動が 〉人目を忍んだ, こそこそした ▸ cast a furtive glance at A Aを盗み見る ～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞