How do you pronounce furtive?

furtive is pronounced as /ˈfɜːrtɪv/.

👀furtive

adjective

/ˈfɜːrtɪv/

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble.

He cast a furtive glance at the door before leaving.

secretive, stealthy, sly, clandestine, surreptitious

open, frank, overt

furtive glance, furtive look, furtive movement, furtive behavior

Relating to or denoting a violent natural event or upheaval.

often forgetting things or not paying attention

relating to quantity or amount; expressed in terms of numbers or measurements

stiffly formal and proper in appearance or behavior

Able to be predicted or expected in advance

belonging or relating separately to each of the people or things already mentioned