furtive

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy;
taking pains to avoid being observed (Freq. 1)
- a furtive manner
- a sneak attack
- stealthy footsteps
- a surreptitious glance at his watch
• Syn:
sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
• Similar to:
concealed
• Derivationally related forms:
stealth (for: stealthy), stealthiness (for: stealthy), sneak (for: sneaky), sneakiness (for: sneaky), sneak (for: sneak), furtiveness
2. secret and sly or sordid
- backstairs gossip
- "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard
- backstairs intimacies
- furtive behavior
• Syn:
backstair, backstairs
• Similar to:
covert
• Derivationally related forms:
furtiveness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  backstair, backstairs, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious