furtim

Latin

Etymology

Literally, "like a thief", from fūr (thief) +‎ -tim (-ly).

Pronunciation

Adverb

fūrtim (not comparable)

  1. secretly, stealthily
    Marcus fūrtim ascendit arboremMarcus stealthily climbed up the tree

References

  • furtim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • furtim”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • furtim”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.