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Definition of "furtively" []

  • In a furtive manner. (adverb)

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Use "furtively" in a sentence
  • "A tree-frog squeaks and grunts; some alert insect chirps, loud and clear; another calls furtively, in a dismal tone, half whisper, half whistle; a wallaby thuds ahead; a lizard makes a scatter among the leaves; a bird in fright flutters, blundering, among the leaves high overhead; the flying-foxes squeak and gibber among the fig-trees, as they say the ghosts did in the streets of Rome when great Caesar died."
  • "Police have reviewed hours of surveillance footage and found a white male in his 40s who looked 'furtively' toward the car with the bombs, Kelly said."
  • "Shortly before being arrested, surveillance teams filmed Asha 'furtively' looking around as he dumped a binliner in a wheelie bin outside PAKS supermarket near his home in Stoke."