/ Dictionary / Index F furtive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fur•tive Pronunciation: (fûr'tiv), [key] — adj. taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance. sly; shifty: a furtive manner. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: furtive (Thesaurus) furthest Furtwängler Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diligent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language