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stealthy

[ stel-thee ]

/ ˈstɛl θi /

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adjective, stealth·i·er, stealth·i·est.

done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.

Origin of stealthy

First recorded in 1595–1605; stealth + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stealthy

stealth·i·ly, adverb stealth·i·ness, noun un·stealth·i·ly, adverb un·stealth·i·ness, noun

un·stealth·y, adjective

Words nearby stealthy

stealing, stealth, stealth bomber, stealth tax, stealth technology, stealthy, steam, steam bath, steam beer, steam boiler, steam chest

Example sentences from the Web for stealthily

Technology that stealthily decimates in the blink of an eye, that is what is what Israel needs in the Twenty-First Century.

Israel Needs Better War Technology |Lloyd Green |July 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But Le Monde likened her to Hollande, or even Angela Merkel, the stealthily unassuming figure who pulls out the big win.

French Vote Thrusts Two Women Into the Spotlight |Tracy McNicoll |March 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But the California-based chain has stealthily become a huge company, with 283 outlets.

What Happens When Fast Food Actually Pays |Daniel Gross |July 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Stealthily, he walked the lawyer to the cell and showed him the secret.

An Excerpt from Between the Assassinations |Aravind Adiga |June 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

When this happened, Mother Rodesia softly and stealthily changed her position.

A Little Mother to the Others |L. T. Meade
Abou Do now stealthily approached the ledge of rock beneath which he had expected to see the head of the animal.

In the Heart of Africa |Samuel White Baker
Yet this change had come so stealthily that it had hardly affected her happiness.

Virginia |Ellen Glasgow
It seemed to be a large animal of some kind and was coming slowly and stealthily towards them.

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |Robert Tressell
Stealthily I clambered up, making not the least noise, and peeped over the rail.

John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein |Frank R. Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for stealthily

stealthy

/ (ˈstɛlθɪ) /

adjective stealthier or stealthiest

characterized by great caution, secrecy, etc; furtive

Derived forms of stealthy

stealthily, adverb stealthiness, noun