All 3 Uses
furtive
in
Sweet Far Thing
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- A gentleman passes, giving Mrs. Worthington a furtive glance.†
Chpt 2
- Felicity and Ann and I exchange furtive glances.†
Chpt 2
- Miss Chatterbox glances about furtively, positioning her umbrella to hide us.†
Chpt 2 *furtively = while taking pains to avoid being observed; or in a nervous manner (as though hoping not to be seen)
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)