furtive, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
furtive sneak sneaky stealthy surreptitious
sample sentences
"a furtive manner""a sneak attack"
"stealthy footsteps"
"a surreptitious glance at his watch"
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secret and sly or sordid
<adj.all>
backstair backstairs furtive
sample sentences
"backstairs gossip""his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard
"backstairs intimacies"
"furtive behavior"
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