furtively
English
Etymology
From Middle English furtyvely; equivalent to furtive + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːtɪvli/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adverb
furtively (comparative more furtively, superlative most furtively)
- In a furtive manner.
- 1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods, London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 4:
- And furtively Time looked him in the face and edged towards him fingering with his dripping fingers the hilt of his nimble sword.
Synonyms
Translations
in a furtive manner
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