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# furtively

adverb (furtively)

«furtively» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Furtively means in a secret, sly way, trying not to be seen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furtively/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a creature or person who creeps about out of sight

### Examples

- The mouse peeped out furtively. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furtively/#x1)
- She glanced furtively at the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furtively/#x2)
- He crept furtively up the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furtively/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «furtively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furtively/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«furtively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/furtively.html) on Mova free.