Furtive

“Furtive” (FUR-tiv) – from the Latin for “thief” – means secretive, sly, or sneaky.

Example (as used by Michael Chabon in Werewolves in Their Youth): “He had always been more than willing to show me parts of [his notebook], whenever I asked him to; and naturally I had taken many furtive looks at its innermost pages when he wasn’t around.”

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