Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Word of the week #7

Word: Furtive

Word use:

There were several furtive attempts to create special purpose listservs, first through the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) with the Free Radio List, then with the Free Radio Emergency Response List.

Definitions:

Furtive – adj.

  1. Characterized by stealth; surreptitious.
  2. Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty. See Synonyms at secret.

** Both definitions could be applicable to the use of furtive in the above sentence.

My Sentence:

The audience could see through her furtive speech.

Word Count: 83

1 comment:

camccune said...

I'd like your sentence better if it was more self-explanatory. Try adding a clause that illustrates the furtive nature of her speech.