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furtive
Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.
💬 Quotations
"Don't call me Solomon. Do you want to be the death of me?" asked the man, in a furtive, frightened way.
Actually, as Winston well knew, it was only four years since Oceania had been at war with Eastasia and in alliance with Eurasia. But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge which he happened to possess because his memory was not satisfactorily under control.
Of a thing: that has been acquired by theft; stolen; also (generally) taken stealthily.
Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy.
💬 Quotations
So, Riderhood looking after him as he went, and he with his furtive hand laid upon the dagger as he passed it, and his eyes upon the boat, were much upon a par.
Of a person, etc.: inclined to steal; pilfering, thieving.
📑 Synonyms:
thievish