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Definition of furtively in English: furtivelyadverbˈfəːtɪvliˈfərdɪvli In a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively. I furtively glanced over at my father to see his reaction we ducked furtively into the pub Example sentencesExamples - My heart in my mouth, I hurried over to the window to look furtively outside.
- We get to know, furtively yet intimately, a disparate group of six American women.
- Everyone sneaked furtively around in anonymous saloons, loath to draw attention to themselves.
- He started his art career by furtively creating installations around New York City in the middle of the night.
- I got back in the car and furtively moved through the city streets.
- Later, she stands behind a tree, furtively peeking around to the playground where she watches the little bully.
- The smartly dressed may glance down furtively to check whether there is an embarrassing gap in their clothing.
- Do you think there's something furtively authoritarian about such apparently freewheeling structures?
- He glanced around furtively, thinking no one had noticed.
- Marion was furtively scanning the room to make sure she was noticed.
Definition of furtively in US English: furtivelyadverbˈfərdɪvliˈfərdivlē In a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively. I furtively glanced over at my father to see his reaction customers slipped furtively in Example sentencesExamples - Do you think there's something furtively authoritarian about such apparently freewheeling structures?
- He glanced around furtively, thinking no one had noticed.
- I got back in the car and furtively moved through the city streets.
- Everyone sneaked furtively around in anonymous saloons, loath to draw attention to themselves.
- Later, she stands behind a tree, furtively peeking around to the playground where she watches the little bully.
- We get to know, furtively yet intimately, a disparate group of six American women.
- The smartly dressed may glance down furtively to check whether there is an embarrassing gap in their clothing.
- He started his art career by furtively creating installations around New York City in the middle of the night.
- My heart in my mouth, I hurried over to the window to look furtively outside.
- Marion was furtively scanning the room to make sure she was noticed.
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