Meanings
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adv
in a furtive manner
The soldiers were furtively crawling through the night.
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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
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adv
· in a furtive manner
on the sly
Etymology
From Middle English furtyvely; equivalent to furtive + -ly.