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furtive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | backstair, backstairs |
| Derivation | furtiveness |
furtive behavior.
furtive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious |
| Derivation | furtiveness |
a furtive manner.
Examples of furtive
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When the film got a furtive release in the U.S., it was cut from nearly two hrs.
From the time.com
You will find out during a furtive, furious love scene lighted by licks of fire.
From the time.com
So, if you hear furtive whispers about Word disappearing, just turn a deaf ear.
From the post-gazette.com
Her era of furtive eroticism was over, and there was no point in scrapbooking it.
From the nytimes.com
On the whole, this correspondent is a man of contrarian, even furtive, pleasures.
From the economist.com
But the triumphant and furtive expression on Mr Klaus's face is quite striking.
From the economist.com
I can still remember the giddy, furtive joy of John Ashton's hands all over me.
From the express.co.uk
Both sides of the debate have launched furtive last-minute lobbying campaigns.
From the independent.co.uk
As the genre requires, all furtive alliances are exposed and prices are paid.
From the time.com
- 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"
- Backstair: secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
- (furtively) in a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night"
- (furtiveness) a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
- Secrecy (also called clandestinity or furtiveness) is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups, perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret.
- Stealthy; Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy
- Resident cat burglar of B3ta, Furtive has been spotted on innumerable occasions, usually in the company of one Fluffy the Penguin. Though feared by many, Furtive has released video tapes to the U.S. government and news stations, insisting he only wanted a "bloomin' hug."
- Stealthy; sneaky; surreptitious.
