What does furtively mean?
Furtively means In a furtive manner..
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/ˈfɜːtɪvli/ · adverb
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.
The only diversions I recall were a pair of Avocets flying over, and a young lady who regularly each afternoon furtively crept into the dunes [...] and crouched down for a clandestine wee!
Use furtively when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Furtively means In a furtive manner..
Common synonyms include secretively, surreptitiously, on the sly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And furtively Time looked him in the face and edged towards him fingering with his dripping fingers the hilt of his nimble sword.
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