furtive
1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed (Freq. 1) - a furtive manner - a sneak attack - stealthy footsteps - a surreptitious glance at his watch • Syn: sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious • Similar to: concealed • Derivationally related forms: stealth (for: stealthy), stealthiness (for: stealthy), sneak (for: sneaky), sneakiness (for: sneaky), sneak (for: sneak), furtiveness 2. secret and sly or sordid - backstairs gossip - "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard - backstairs intimacies - furtive behavior • Syn: backstair, backstairs • Similar to: covert • Derivationally related forms: furtiveness
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