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Definition of: furtive
(fûr′tiv) adjective
Stealthy or sly; stolen; secret; elusive. See synonyms under SECRET. [<F furtif <L furtivus stolen <fur a thief]
—fur′tive·ly adverb
—fur′tive·ness noun
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