All 6 Uses
furtive
in
Cat's Eye
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- I riffle furtively through the SALE rack, bypassing sequins, angora roses, gold thread, grubby white leather, looking for something.†
p. 48.5 *furtively = while taking pains to avoid being observed; or in a nervous manner (as though hoping not to be seen)
- We carry it furtively back up the hill and shove it through a grating in the pavement; it floats down there on the surface of the dark water, pallid and drowned-looking.†
p. 81.6
- Her hair is frizzly and short, red with darker roots, and I suspect she is chewing gum: every once in a while there is a slow, furtive, sideways motion of her jaw.†
p. 295.1
- Susie stays after class, she turns up early, she hangs around; during the class itself she looks at Mr. Hrbik only sideways, furtively.†
p. 311.3furtively = while taking pains to avoid being observed; or in a nervous manner (as though hoping not to be seen)
- He looks at the nylon webbing pocket in front of him, furtively peels off a Life Saver.†
p. 427.7
- Nevertheless there's a rustling, a rank undertone of cats and their huntings and furtive scratchings, still going on behind the deceptive tidiness.†
p. 458.2
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)