furtively

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfɝːtɪvli/ UK /ˈfɜːtɪvli/ See IPA manual

Freq #67973

Meanings

1

adv
in a furtive manner

The soldiers were furtively crawling through the night.
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.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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