All 3 Uses of
furtive
in
Invisible Man by Ellison
- …exhorted and threatened, intimidated with innocent words as they described to us the limitations of our lives and the vast boldness of our aspirations, the staggering folly of our impatience to rise even higher; who, as they talked, aroused furtive visions within me of blood-froth sparkling their chins like their familiar tobacco juice, and upon their lips the curdled milk of a million black slave mammies' withered dugs, a treacherous and fluid knowledge of our being, imbibed at our…†
Chpt 5
- The car roared and swayed, pressing me hard against her, but when I took a furtive glance around no one was paying me the slightest attention.
Chpt 7 *furtive = taking pains to avoid being observed
- What the hell you mean?" he said, furtively removing the package from his pocket.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(furtive) taking pains to avoid being observed
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious)