Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Furtive

Furtive , adjective

[Latin furtivus, from furtum theft, from fur thief, akin to ferre to bear: compare French furtif. See Fertile.]

Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look. — Prior
A hasty and furtive ceremony. — Hallam