Antonyms for furtively

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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