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Today's Word "furtive"

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furtive \FUR-tiv\ (adjective) - 1 : Done by stealth; surreptitious; secret; as, a furtive look. 2 : Expressive of stealth; sly; shifty; sneaky. 3 : Stolen; obtained by stealth. 4 : Given to stealing; thievish; pilfering.

"Exchanging furtive glances, they oozed a nervousness, perhaps in fear that some prewritten script would go awry." -- Michael Bloomberg, 'Bloomberg by Bloomberg'

 

Furtive is from Latin furtivus , from furtum , "theft," from fur , "thief."


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