All 4 Uses of
furtive
in
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- She hysterically hugged the altar-rails trying to rend from the gaudy statuettes a sign, only a sign, the ghost of a smile, the furtive nod of a waxen head.†
Chpt 2
- He presently saw that she had tired of Don Andres and had returned to a series of furtive love-affairs with the actors and matadors and merchants of the town.†
Chpt 4
- In society she cultivated a delicate and languid magdelinism, as a great lady might, and she carried a candle in the penitential parades, side by side with ladies who had nothing to regret but an outburst of temper and a furtive glance into Descartes.†
Chpt 4
- He knew that the crowd was furtively glancing at him,
Chpt 5 *furtively = while taking pains to avoid being observed
Definition:
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(furtive) taking pains to avoid being observed
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious)