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what does furtive mean? #1 (permalink) Wed Dec 26, 2007 13:04 pm   what does furtive mean?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #87 "Verbal Test", question 4

It was quite obvious from the secretive manner in which he left the shop and the ......... looks he kept giving that he hadn't paid for the items of clothing.

(a) furtive
(b) fugitive
(c) furious
(d) famous

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #87 "Verbal Test", answer 4

It was quite obvious from the secretive manner in which he left the shop and the furtive looks he kept giving that he hadn't paid for the items of clothing.

Correct answer: (a) furtive
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could you please explain the sentence?

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what does furtive mean? #2 (permalink) Thu Dec 27, 2007 16:21 pm   what does furtive mean?
 

Here is what dictionary.com has to say.
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Furtive : taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
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