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furtive
Overview of adj furtive
The adj furtive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) furtive, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (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")
2. backstair, backstairs, furtive -- (secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior")
Grep of noun furtive
furtiveness
Antonyms of adj furtive
2 senses of furtive
Sense 1
furtive, sneak(prenominal), 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, sneak(prenominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
=> concealed (vs. unconcealed)
Sense 2
backstair, backstairs, furtive
=> covert (vs. overt)
Pertainyms of adj furtive
Attributes of adj furtive
Domain of adj furtive
Domain Terms of adj furtive
Familiarity of adj furtive
furtive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj furtive
furtive
Grep of adv furtive
furtively
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