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Definition: Furtively |
FurtivelyAdverb1. In a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "furtively" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references) |
Synonym: FurtivelySynonym: on the sly (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Furtively |
| English words defined with "furtively": hustle ♦ on the sly ♦ peek, peep ♦ sidle, slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away, Stealingly. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | Which prior to that time had been practiced only furtively by a remote tribe in the Andes who passed the secret down from father to son as part of their oral tradition. (In Old Mexico; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He would steal into houses in the evening, and furtively mount the stairs. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Furtively" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 98.63% of the time. "Furtively" is used about 73 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 98.63% | 72 | 39,377 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.37% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 73 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "furtively"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | fshehurazi (behind the scenes, in secret, on the sly, secretly, underhand), vjedhurazi (by stealth, on the sly, stealthily, thievishly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | على نحو متملص, على نحو ماكر, بمكر (archly, craftily, on the sly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | скрито (inwardly), тайно (darkling, hugger mugger, in camera, in private, inwardly, on the quiet, on the sly, privately, privily, secretly, under the counter, under the rose, underground, underhand, underhanded), плахо (faintheartedly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 偷偷摸摸地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | tajnì (by stealth, confidentially, in camera, in secret, inly, secretly, underhand), kradmo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | salavihkaa (in secret, on the quiet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | furtivement, en douce, la dérobée. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verstohlen (covert, covertly, furtive, secret, shiftily, shifty, stealthy, surreptitious, surreptitiously). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | בחמק ות, ב' ב" (surreptitiously). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | titokban (backstage, by stealth, covertly, hugger mugger, hugger-mugger, in a corner, in secret, inly, on the q. t., on the q.t., on the quiet, on the sly, privily, stealthily, surreptitiously, under the rose, under wraps). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | furtivamente (slyly, stealthily), sottecchi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 은밀하게 (Clandestinely, Confidentially, Covertly, secretly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | urtivelyfay furtivamente (stealthily), s escondidas. (various references) pe furiş (by stealth, stealthily), clandestin (clandestine, clandestinely, furtive, hugger mugger, illicit, privy, secret, secretly, surreptitious, surreptitiously, underhand). (various references) украдкой (stealthily), тайно (behind closed doors, hugger mugger, secretly, stealthily, surreptitiously, underhand). (various references) skriveno, krišom (rose: under the rose, stealthily, under the table), kradom. (various references) furtivamente, con furtivo. (various references) förstulet, i smyg (by stealth, furtive, on the sly, stealthily, stealthy, underhand), i hemlighet (in secret, secretively, secretly, surreptitiously, underhand). (various references) อย่างลับๆ ล่อๆ. (various references) sinsice (insidiously, slily, sneakingly, underarm, underhand), kaçamaklı (elusive, elusory, evasive, shuffling), hırsızlama (furtive, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious), gizlice (by devious means, by stealth, clandestinely, confidentially, in privacy, in private, in secret, on the quiet, on the sly, secretly, sub rosa, under the counter, under the rose, underground). (various references) крадькома, потайки. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Furtively" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: furitively, furtivel, furtivelly, furtivly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "furtively" (pronounced fer"tivlē) |
| 6 | -er" t i v l ē | assertively. |
| 5 | -t i v l ē | accumulatively, actively, administratively, affectively, affirmatively, alternatively, appreciatively, attentively, attractively, authoritatively, collectively, comparatively, competitively, consecutively, conservatively, constructively, cooperatively, creatively, cumulatively, deceptively, definitively, distinctively, effectively, exhaustively, figuratively, imaginatively, instinctively, intuitively, legislatively, negatively, objectively, positively, preemptively, productively, prohibitively, prospectively, protectively, provocatively, qualitatively, relatively, respectively, retroactively, retrospectively, seductively, selectively, sensitively, substantively, tentatively. |
| 4 | -i v l ē | aggressively, cohesively, comprehensively, compulsively, conclusively, decisively, defensively, derisively, effusively, excessively, exclusively, expensively, explosively, extensively, impassively, impressively, impulsively, inconclusively, inexpensively, intensively, massively, obsessively, offensively, passively, persuasively, progressively, reflexively, successively. |
| 3 | -v l ē | bravely, gravely, lively, lovely, naively, plaintively, quantitatively. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-i-l-r-t-u-v-y" | |
-2 letters: flutier, flytier, furtive, rivulet. | |
-3 letters: ferity, filter, fleury, flirty, fluter, flutey, fruity, futile, ireful, levity, lifter, livery, livyer, rifely, rutile, trifle, verify, verily, verity, virtue. | |
-4 letters: ervil, ferly, fiery, filer, filet, fitly, fiver, flier, flirt, flite, flute, fluty, fluyt, flyer, flyte, fruit, lefty, lifer, liter, litre, liver, livre, refit, refly, reify, relit, rifle. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-i-l-r-t-u-v-y" | |
+3 letters: figuratively. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 75 72 74 69 76 65 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. ..- .-. - .. ...- . .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01110101 01110010 01110100 01101001 01110110 01100101 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F u r t i v e l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0075 0072 0074 0069 0076 0065 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)408784867588717891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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