furtif
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin fūrtīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fyʁ.tif/
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Adjective
furtif (feminine furtive, masculine plural furtifs, feminine plural furtives)
- furtive, stealthy [from 1545]
- une main furtive ― a furtive hand
- (military) stealth; with stealth capabilities
- avion furtif ― stealth aircraft
Derived terms
- furtivement
- furtiviser
- furtivité
Descendants
- → Dutch: furtief
- → Romanian: furtiv
Further reading
- “furtif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.