furtive
adjective
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret.
furtiveness
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a word derived from
furtive.
Example Sentences
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Cera brings an amusing furtiveness to Eric, but also a devastating sense of the roiling feelings within.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
Mercy’s furtiveness — call it an extreme aversion to confrontation — is echoed across the generations.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2022
Such persistent, menacing furtiveness promises to wreck Kehlmann’s nerves, or else promises to tug him over to the dark side, to Heidl’s state of moral relativism and anarchy.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2018
I initially reached out to the page’s admins because I love a conspiracy theory, but aside from a general furtiveness, the admins didn’t sound like prosthelytizers, just concerned citizens.
From The Verge ● Aug. 25, 2016
It was one-thirty in the morning, but in spite of the hour and her turned-up coat collar, there was no air of furtiveness about her at all.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
