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furtively
fur·tive F0371700 (fûr′tĭv)adj. Characterized by, acting with, or suggesting stealth or a desire to avoid discovery; surreptitious: "J.W. from time to time gave her a furtive squeeze of the hand, but they never got to go out alone any more" (John Dos Passos). See Synonyms at secret.
[French furtif, from Old French, from Latin fūrtīvus, from fūrtum, theft, from fūr, thief; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]
fur′tive·ly adv.fur′tive·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | furtively - in a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night"on the sly |
Translationsfurtively
Related to furtively: move furtivelySynonyms for furtivelyadv in a furtive mannerSynonyms |