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backhanded
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close(secret, unknown, hidden, clandestine, concealed)
4
cunning(mean, smooth, dishonest, deceitful, tricky)
4
disguised(deception, secret, unknown, hidden, clandestine)
4
esoteric(secret, unknown, hidden, underground, concealed)
4
evasive(dishonest, deceitful, shrewd, tricky, crafty)
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false
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feline
4
mystic(adjective, secret, unknown, hidden, underground)
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reticent(clandestine, underground, undisclosed, concealment)
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scheming(adjective, mean, smooth, dishonest, deceitful)
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secluded(adjective, secret, unknown, hidden, underground)
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shifty(adjective, mean, smooth, dishonest, cunning)
4
sidelong
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slinking(adjective, secret, sneaky, covert, secretive)
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slippery(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, sly)
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stealth(noun, secret, hidden, spy, covert)
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supposititious(adjective, deception, untruth)
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treacherous(adjective, mean, smooth, dishonest, cunning)
4
tricky(mean, smooth, deception, dishonest, cunning)
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