All 5 Uses of
furtive
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- He stood a moment unseeing by the cold black marble bowl while before him and behind two worshippers dipped furtive hands in the low tide of holy water.†
Chpt 5 *
- With his mailed gauntlet he brushed away a furtive tear and was overheard, by those privileged burghers who happened to be in his immediate entourage, to murmur to himself in a faltering undertone: —God blimey if she aint a clinker, that there bleeding tart.†
Chpt 12
- In the gap of her dark den furtive, rainbedraggled, Bridie Kelly stands.†
Chpt 15
- Calling encouraging words he shambles back with a furtive poacher's tread, dogged by the setter into a dark stalestunk corner†
Chpt 15
- With a touch of fear for the young man beside him whom he furtively scrutinised with an air of some consternation remembering he had just come back from Paris, the eyes more especially reminding him forcibly of father and sister, failing to throw much light on the subject, however, he brought to mind instances of cultured fellows that promised so brilliantly nipped in the bud of premature decay and nobody to blame but themselves.†
Chpt 16furtively = while taking pains to avoid being observed; or in a nervous manner (as though hoping not to be seen)
Definition:
taking pains to avoid being observed
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious)
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious)