All 3 Uses of
furtive
in
A Hope in the Unseen
- She's an old "movement" friend who helped hide the couple and their toddler, Zayd, during the couple's seven long years underground, furtive years when Zayd was born.†
Chpt 9
- Those and countless other instances often lead to a skulking, furtive trek for kids ranging from foreign students with language problems to, as Helaine often says coyly, "some kids of the famous."†
Chpt 10
- "Yeah, I know," he says, looking up furtively, wondering if anyone can decipher what his mom's talking to him about.
Chpt 10 *furtively = in a nervous manner (as though hoping not to be seen)
Definition:
taking pains to avoid being observed
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious)
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious)