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Backstairs Definition & Meaning

backstairs
adjective
  1. secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
noun
  1. a second staircase at the rear of a building

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Frequently asked questions

What does backstairs mean?
secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" a second staircase at the rear of a building
What part of speech is backstairs?
Backstairs is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does backstairs have?
Backstairs has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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