All 4 Uses
furtive
in
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
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- He cast furtive glances at his mother.
Chpt 2 *furtive = taking pains to avoid being observed
- Maggie watched him furtively, with half-closed eyes, lit with a vague interest.†
Chpt 5furtively = while taking pains to avoid being observed; or in a nervous manner (as though hoping not to be seen)
- At times men at other tables regarded the girl furtively.†
Chpt 12
- She scanned furtively the faces in the rushing stream of pedestrians.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(1)
(furtive) taking pains to avoid being observed
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)