furtive
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(s) 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
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(s) secret and sly or sordid
- backstairs gossip
- "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard
- backstairs intimacies
- furtive behavior