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furtively

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɜːtɪvli/Part of speech adverbSorted efilrtuvyStarts with FEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. in a furtive manner

Word origin

From Middle English furtyvely; equivalent to furtive + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • 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!

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