furtive

/ˈfɝtɪv/

attempting to avoid notice or attention

furtive in a sentence

“Her furtive behavior aroused suspicion.”

Latin furtivus stolen, hidden from furtum theft from fur thief

Related Words

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behaving so as to avoid detection

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having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

opaque

not transparent; hard to understand

obscure

not discovered or known; uncertain