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furtive meaning and definition

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FURTIVE adjective

Definition of furtive (adjective)

  1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
  2. 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

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