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(adj) backstair, backstairs
secret and sly or sordid
backstairs gossip; his low backstairs cunning- A.L.Guerard; backstairs intimacies; furtive behavior
(adj) stealthy, surreptitious, sneak, sneaky
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