Etymology
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From Middle English furtyvely; equivalent to furtive + -ly.
Pronunciation
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furtively (comparative more furtively, superlative most furtively)
- In a furtive manner.
1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods[1], London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 4:And furtively Time looked him in the face and edged towards him fingering with his dripping fingers the hilt of his nimble sword.
Synonyms
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Translations
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in a furtive manner
- Azerbaijani: oğrun, gizlin
- Catalan: furtivament (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 偷偷 (zh) (tōutōu)
- Czech: kradmo (cs), skrytě, nenápadně
- Finnish: vaivihkaa (fi), vaivihkaisesti (fi)
- French: furtivement (fr), subrepticement (fr)
- Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌾𐍉 (þiubjō)
- Japanese: ひそかに (ja) (hisoka ni)
- Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: bi dizîkî (ku), bi nehînî (ku), bi razberî (ku)
- Polish: ukradkiem (pl), chyłkiem (pl), potajemnie (pl), cichaczem (pl), skrycie (pl)
- Russian: скры́тно (ru) (skrýtno), укра́дкой (ru) (ukrádkoj), тайко́м (ru) (tajkóm), та́йно (ru) (tájno)
- Sanskrit: सनुतर् (sa) (sanutar)
- Spanish: furtivamente (es), a hurtadillas
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