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Grammar : Adv
Spell : fur-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr tɪv



Definition of furtively

Origin :
  • late 15c.; from furtive + -ly (2).
  • As in secretly : adv in hidden manner
  • As in slyly : adv cleverly
  • As in huggermugger : adv secretly
  • As in covertly : adv clandestine, underhandedly
Example sentences :
  • Faust gave a little start and searched Dixon's face, furtively.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Chip held the creams to a walk and furtively watched his companion.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • If they watched me furtively whenever I went out of doors, I affected not to see it.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • That evening in his library, from my seat by the table, I furtively watched my father's face.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Not once did they suggest a meeting, nor did they ever furtively exchange a kiss.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • He poured out a drink of neat brandy, as well, and furtively swallowed it.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • And Old Jerry, too, 135 furtively touched his with the tip of his tongue.
  • Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
  • Clemens watched him furtively, till he could stand it no longer.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • Jabe furtively lifted the bark, and mumbled in it caressingly.
  • Extract from : « The House in the Water » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Almayer looked at her furtively, but the face was as impassible as ever.
  • Extract from : « Almayer's Folly » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for furtively

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