furtive glance
1furtive glance — quick peek, look made quickly and secretly …
2furtive — furtively, adv. furtiveness, n. /ferr tiv/, adj. 1. taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance. 2. sly; shifty: a furtive manner. [1480 90; < L furtivus, equiv. to furt(um) theft (cf. fur thief) + ivus IVE] …
3furtive — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)tɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as furtive, you disapprove of them behaving as if they want to keep something secret or hidden. With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and… …
4furtive — fur•tive [[t]ˈfɜr tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance[/ex] 2) sly; shifty: a furtive manner[/ex] • Etymology: 1480–90; < L furtīvus, der. of furtum theft fur′tive•ly, adv.… …
5furtive — /ˈfɜtɪv / (say fertiv) adjective 1. taken, done, used, etc., by stealth; secret: a furtive glance. 2. sly; shifty: a furtive manner. {Latin furtīvus stolen} –furtively, adverb –furtiveness, noun …
6furtive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stealthy, sly, surreptitious, sneaking, skulking, covert. See concealment. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Clandestine] Syn. secret, hidden, surreptitious, stealthy; see secret 3 . 2. [Evasive] Syn.… …
7furtive — fur|tive [ fɜrtıv ] adjective done quickly and secretly to avoid being noticed: a furtive glance a. behaving in a way that makes people think you do not want to be noticed ╾ fur|tive|ly adverb ╾ fur|tive|ness noun uncount …
8furtive — UK [ˈfɜː(r)tɪv] / US [ˈfɜrtɪv] adjective a) done quickly and secretly to avoid being noticed a furtive glance b) behaving in a way that makes people think you do not want to be noticed Derived words: furtively adverb furtiveness noun uncountable …
9furtive — [ˈfɜːtɪv] adj done quickly and secretly in order to avoid being noticed a furtive glance[/ex] furtively adv …
10glance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ backward, sidelong, sideways ▪ She cast a sidelong glance at Fern. ▪ brief, cursory, fleeting, quick …
