3
reticent(adjective, reserved, wary, taciturn, guarded)
3
scheming(adjective, dishonest, deceitful, shrewd, crafty)
3
shuffling(adjective, deceitful, tricky)
3
surreptitious(dishonest, deceitful, shrewd, tricky, crafty)
3
suspicious
3
two-faced(adjective, false, dishonest, deceitful, slick)
3
unprincipled
3
unscrupulous
3
untrustworthy
3
unwilling(adjective, mood, avoidance, averse, disinclined)
2
obscure(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, faint, vague)
2
Janus-faced
2
arch
2
artificial(adjective, cunning)
2
calculating(adjective, dishonest, deceitful, shrewd, crafty)
2
cautious(adjective, careful, vague, ambiguous, equivocal)
2
clandestine(sneaky, covert, secretive)
2
conspiratorial(adjective, sneaky, covert, secretive)
2
coy(adjective, modest)
2
diplomatic
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