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furtive
adjective
Secret and sly or sordid
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ˈfɜːtɪv
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adjective
Secret and sly or sordid
“Backstairs gossip”
adjective
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
“A furtive manner”
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Backstairs gossip
{'source': 'A.L.Guerard', 'text': 'his low backstairs cunning'}
Backstairs intimacies
Furtive behavior
A furtive manner
A sneak attack
Stealthy footsteps
A surreptitious glance at his watch
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