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   furtive

   /ˈfəːtɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive: "they spent a furtive day together"
   • ▪ suggestive of guilty nervousness: "the look in his eyes became furtive"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French furtif, -ive or Latin furtivus, from furtum ‘theft’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. furtiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • F

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   • U

     1

   • R

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   • T

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   • I

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   • V

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   • E

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