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furtive definition
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Grep of noun furtive furtiveness Overview of adj furtive The adj furtive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows") 2. backstair, backstairs, furtive -- (secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior") Antonyms of adj furtive 2 senses of furtive Sense 1 furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(postnominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed Sense 2 backstair, backstairs, furtive INDIRECT (VIA covert) -> overt, open Similarity of adj furtive 2 senses of furtive Sense 1 furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(postnominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious => concealed (vs. unconcealed) Sense 2 backstair, backstairs, furtive => covert (vs. overt) Attributes of adj furtive Familiarity of adj furtive furtive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj furtive furtive Overview of adj furtive The adj furtive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows") 2. backstair, backstairs, furtive -- (secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior")
furtive definition
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