furtively
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɜːtɪvli/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English furtyvely; equivalent to furtive + -ly.
- In a furtive manner.
“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!”