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furtive meaning and definition
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Definition of furtive (adjective)
- marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
- "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
- synonyms: sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
- secret and sly or sordid
- "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
- synonyms: backstair, backstairs
Source: Princeton University Wordnet