Furtive (Adjective)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She exchanged furtive glances with her colleague during the meeting, trying to stifle her laughter.
- He moved with furtive steps, trying not to creak the old floorboards and alert anyone to his presence.
- The children took furtive sips from the cookies' forbidden sweetness while hiding behind the curtain.
- In a furtive manner, the fugitive slipped through the shadows, keeping out of the public's gaze.
- Their whispers were hushed and furtive as they spoke in conspiratorial tones behind closed doors.
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Meaning 2
Secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior".
Classification
All adjective clusters.