furtively

C2 Topic:War & Conflict
US /ˈfɝːtɪvli/ UK /ˈfɜːtɪvli/
adv Freq #67973

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a furtive manner

    The soldiers were furtively crawling through the night.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a furtive manner.

    And furtively Time looked him in the face and edged towards him fingering with his dripping fingers the hilt of his nimble sword.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a furtive manner on the sly
2 adv · in a furtive manner. secretivelysurreptitiously

Etymology

From Middle English furtyvely; equivalent to furtive + -ly.

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