I.stolen, purloined, pilfered (class.).
I. Lit.: “qui scias mercari furtivas atque ingenuas virgines,” Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 22: “liberalis mulier, advecta ex Arabia,” id. Pers. 4, 3, 61: “haecine illa est furtiva virgo?” id. ib. v. 83: “lana,” Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 14: “strigilis,” id. S. 2, 7, 110: “colores,” id. Ep. 1, 3, 20; cf.: “vincula rari capilli,” Prop. 4, 5, 69 (5, 5, 71 M.): “res,” Quint. 5, 13, 49; Liv. 45, 39, 6.—
II. Transf., in gen., secret, hidden, concealed, furtive, clandestine (class.): furtivum iter per Italiam, * Cic. Pis. 40, 97: “expeditiones (with latrocinia, opp. bella),” Vell. 2, 31, 2: “victoria,” Just. 11, 6: “amor,” Verg. A. 4, 171: “libertas,” Ov. Am. 2, 2, 15: “lectus,” Tib. 1, 5, 7: “usus,” id. 1, 9, 55: “mens,” Ov. H. 17, 265: scriptum, cipher, Gell. 17, 9, 21: “nox,” favorable to secrecy, Ov. Am. 1, 11, 3: “quem Rhea sacerdos Furtivum partu sub luminis edidit oras,” Verg. A. 7, 660: “celent furtivos balnea tuta viros,” secret, concealed lovers, Ov. A. A. 3, 640: “viri,” id. P. 3, 3, 56.—Hence, adv.: furtīve , stealthily, secretly, furtively (very rare; “syn.: furtim, clam, secreto, occulte): clam furtive aliquid accipere,” Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 62: “quidam furtive agunt gratias et in angulo et ad aurem,” Sen. Ben. 2, 23: “data munera,” Ov. Am. 2, 5, 6.
