furtive
英['fɜːtɪv]
美
英英释意
- 1. 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. secret and sly or sordid;
- "backstairs gossip"
- "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard
- "backstairs intimacies"
- "furtive behavior"