furtive
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(satellite adjective) marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" |
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Synonyms: lurking, skulking, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious |
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(satellite adjective) secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" |
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Synonyms: backstair, backstairs |
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