furtive
/ˈfɜːtɪv/adjective
उच्चारण फ़र्टिव
गुप्त, चोरी-छिपे, संदिग्ध
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disapproving
behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep something secret and do not want to be noticed
गुप्त, चोरी-छिपे, संदिग्ध
- a furtive glance at the answer sheet next to him
- He cast a furtive look at the clock during the test.
- The boy took a furtive look around before opening the gate.
+ 2 more examples
- They held a furtive conversation in the corridor.
- Her furtive movements made the guard suspicious.
Synonyms secretive stealthy surreptitious sly covert
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
fur·tive
With -tive (not 'furtiv').
अंत में -tive ('furtiv' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the secret words together: furtive (guilty and nervous), stealthy (quiet to avoid notice), surreptitious (done secretly), clandestine (secret and often illegal), covert (hidden, especially by governments).
गुप्तता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: furtive (अपराधबोध और घबराहट से), stealthy (ध्यान से बचने के लिए चुपचाप), surreptitious (चुपके से किया गया), clandestine (गुप्त और प्रायः गैरकानूनी), covert (छिपा हुआ, विशेषकर सरकारों द्वारा)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin fur, thief: a furtive person acts like a thief.
Latin fur, चोर, से: furtive व्यक्ति चोर जैसा व्यवहार करता है।