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Adjectives
1. (adj.) 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. (adj.) clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground;
  - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
  - “clandestine intelligence operations”; “cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines”; “hole-and-corner intrigue”; “secret missions”; “a secret agent”; “secret sales of arms”; “surreptitious mobilization of troops”; “an undercover investigation”; “underground resistance”;

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