All 3 Uses of
furtive
in
War and Peace
- And with a furtive glance at his son's face, the count went out of the room….†
Chpt 4 *
- Dron was disconcerted, glanced furtively at Alpatych and again lowered his eyes.†
Chpt 10
- While Denisov was talking to the esaul, Petya—abashed by Denisov's cold tone and supposing that it was due to the condition of his trousers—furtively tried to pull them down under his greatcoat so that no one should notice it, while maintaining as martial an air as possible.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(furtive) taking pains to avoid being observed
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious)