The boy took a furtive look around the kitchen to make sure nobody was around before reaching into the cookie jar.
The thief looked about in a furtive manner just before picking my pocket.
The convict made many furtive attempts to escape from prison.
There is no common prefix for furtive.
His actions were secretive and furtive, as though he were planning to break a law.
The furtive cat decided that presence of the large dog was not a propitious sign.
In my edition of the book the word 'furtive' appears as part of the description of Roger on page 23 of chapter 1: the Sound of the Shell. In my copy (the one with piggy and the huge fly on the cover) furtive is on page 22 and 49.
His girlfriend has a furtive behavior, she's probably cheating on him.Furtive gossip is the main theme of Desperate Housewives.
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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 had a few friends. Furtive boys in pink shirts hanging about on wash-day after school. "Everyday Use: Alice Walker"
The records showed furtive criminal activity.
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