All 7 Uses of
furtive
in
Alias Grace
- Furtively I reach out my hand to touch one.†
Chpt 1furtively = while taking pains to avoid being observed; or in a nervous manner (as though hoping not to be seen)
- Grace Marks glances at you with a sidelong, stealthy look; her eye never meets yours, and after a furtive regard, it invariably bends its gaze upon the ground.
Chpt 3 *furtive = taking pains to avoid being observed
- Our father put on a brave appearance and strode ahead up the gangplank, carrying the largest bundle of clothing and bedding, and gazing around him as if he knew all about it and was not afraid; but our mother came up very sadly, with her shawl drawn around her, shedding furtive tears, and she wrung her hands and said to me, Oh what has driven us to this, and as we stepped on board the ship she said, My foot will never touch land again.†
Chpt 5
- Or was that later, when he was already at school, and in long trousers, and had gone up to the attic on one of his furtive escapades, and had been caught by the girl in her room?†
Chpt 7
- The carrots were for the horses, and I gave them furtively; they were only horse carrots but I hadn't asked permission about them.†
Chpt 7furtively = while taking pains to avoid being observed; or in a nervous manner (as though hoping not to be seen)
- At first I was afraid we would meet someone we knew, and they would ask where we were going on such a furtive errand; but there was not a living soul.†
Chpt 10
- Lurid, but also furtive.†
Chpt 12
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)