Example sentence - Her furtiveness backfired on her.
They made furtive plans in the hopes of surprising him on his birthday.
She had a few friends. Furtive boys in pink shirts hanging about on wash-day after school. "Everyday Use: Alice Walker"
Furtive is not a noun.The man across the aisle in the bus shot me a furtiveglance.In this sentence furtive is an adjective.
She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder, then unlocked the door and entered the house.
The furtive cat decided that presence of the large dog was not a propitious sign.
He looked over his shoulder in a furtive way. (In other words as an adjective.)
The thief looked about in a furtive manner just before picking my pocket.
The convict made many furtive attempts to escape from prison.
His actions were secretive and furtive, as though he were planning to break a law.
The records showed furtive criminal activity.
His girlfriend has a furtive behavior, she's probably cheating on him.Furtive gossip is the main theme of Desperate Housewives.
The convict made many furtive attempts to escape from prison.Questioned by the police, the thief gave only furtiveanswers that told them nothing.He tired of stealing furtive glances and decided to make a bold move.It would have been just another uneventful day monitoring surveillance tapes if the security guards hadn't awakened in time to see the furtive manner in which the nondescript couple were steadily but surely sneaking up and down every aisle in the crowded store.