furtive 音标拼音: [f'ɚtɪv]
a . 私下的,秘密的,隐密的,偷偷摸摸的
私下的,秘密的,隐密的,偷偷摸摸的
furtive adj 1 :
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy ;
taking pains to avoid being observed ; "
a furtive manner "; "
a sneak attack "; "
stealthy footsteps "; "
a surreptitious glance at his watch " [
synonym : {
furtive }, {
sneak (
a )}, {
sneaky },
{
stealthy }, {
surreptitious }]
2 :
secret and sly or sordid ; "
backstairs gossip "; "
his low backstairs cunning "-
A .
L .
Guerard ; "
backstairs intimacies ";
"
furtive behavior " [
synonym : {
backstair }, {
backstairs },
{
furtive }]
Furtive \
Fur "
tive \,
a . [
L .
furtivus ,
fr .
furtum theft ,
fr .
fur thief ,
akin to ferre to bear :
cf .
F .
furtif .
See {
Fertile }.]
Stolen ;
obtained or characterized by stealth ;
sly ;
secret ;
stealthy ;
as ,
a furtive look . --
Prior .
[
1913 Webster ]
A hasty and furtive ceremony . --
Hallam .
[
1913 Webster ]
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "
furtive ":
artful ,
back -
door ,
backstairs ,
calculating ,
chiseling ,
clandestine ,
collusive ,
conspiratorial ,
covert ,
covinous ,
crafty ,
cunning ,
deceitful ,
doggo ,
false ,
falsehearted ,
feline ,
finagling ,
foxy ,
fraudulent ,
guileful ,
hidden ,
hidden out ,
hidlings ,
hole -
and -
corner ,
hugger -
mugger ,
in ambush ,
in hiding ,
in the wings ,
indirect ,
insidious ,
lurking ,
on tiptoe ,
private ,
privy ,
prowling ,
pussyfoot ,
pussyfooted ,
quiet ,
scheming ,
secret ,
secretive ,
sharp ,
shifty ,
skulking ,
slinking ,
slinky ,
slippery ,
sly ,
sneaking ,
sneaky ,
stealing ,
stealthy ,
surreptitious ,
treacherous ,
trickish ,
tricky ,
two -
faced ,
under cover ,
under the table ,
under -
the -
counter ,
under -
the -
table ,
undercover ,
underground ,
underhand ,
underhanded ,
unobtrusive ,
untrustworthy ,
waiting concealed ,
wily
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