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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-844/
- Published: 2022-05-22T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-03-27T19:44:48.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

furtive (adjective):  
  
1a : done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed  
b : expressive of stealth  
2 : obtained underhandedly

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furtive?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Furtive comes from either Latin furtivus or French furtif. The earliest known written uses of furtive are from the early 1600s. When first used in English, furtive meant “done by stealth,” and later also came to mean, less commonly, “stolen.” Whichever meaning you choose, the word has an elusive ancestry, which is particularly fitting, since a thief must be furtive to avoid getting caught in the act.

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