The thief looked about in a furtive manner just before picking my pocket.
The convict made many furtive attempts to escape from prison.
The furtive cat decided that presence of the large dog was not a propitious sign.
His actions were secretive and furtive, as though he were planning to break a law.
Example sentence - Her furtiveness backfired on her.
His girlfriend has a furtive behavior, she's probably cheating on him.Furtive gossip is the main theme of Desperate Housewives.
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"
There is no common prefix for furtive.
They made furtive plans in the hopes of surprising him on his birthday.
The boy took a furtive look around the kitchen to make sure nobody was around before reaching into the cookie jar.
He looked over his shoulder in a furtive way. (In other words as an adjective.)
The records showed furtive criminal activity.