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Furtive word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "furtive" word

[adjective] secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
[adjective] marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows"
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\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. A hasty and furtive ceremony. --Hallam.

Synonyms for furtive

backstair, backstairs, concealed, covert, lurking, skulking, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious

Related terms: artful, chiseling, covert, false, finagling, fraudulent, hidlings, indirect, privy, pussyfooted, quiet, secret, slinky, sneaky, stealing, treacherous, tricky, two-faced, underhanded, under the table, waiting concealed, wily

The fun area, different aproach to word »furtive«

Let's analyse "furtive" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EVITRUF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: furtive: 3 + 9 + 5 = 17, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: furtive: 6 + 3 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 4 + 5 = 38, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1) 6 Lovers Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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