- furtively
- adverbin a furtive manner (Freq. 1)-
the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night
• Syn: ↑on the sly• Derived from adjective: ↑furtive
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Furtively — Fur tive*ly, adv. Stealthily by theft. Lover. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furtively — late 15c.; from FURTIVE (Cf. furtive) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
furtively — furtive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ characterized by guilty or evasive secrecy; stealthy. DERIVATIVES furtively adverb furtiveness noun. ORIGIN Latin furtivus, from furtum theft … English terms dictionary
furtively — adverb see furtive … New Collegiate Dictionary
furtively — See furtive. * * * … Universalium
furtively — adverb /ˈfɜːtɪvli/ In a furtive manner. Syn: secretively, surreptitiously … Wiktionary
furtively — adv. secretly, stealthily; slyly, shiftily … English contemporary dictionary
furtively — fur·tive·ly … English syllables
furtively — See: furtive … English dictionary
furtively — Stealthily; by stealth … Ballentine's law dictionary
