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stealthy

[ stel-thee ]

adjective

, stealth·i·er, stealth·i·est.
  1. done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive:

    stealthy footsteps.



ˈstealthy

/ ˈstɛlθɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by great caution, secrecy, etc; furtive


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Derived Forms

  • ˈstealthiness, noun
  • ˈstealthily, adverb

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Other Words From

  • stealth·i·ly [stel, -thi-lee], adverb
  • stealth·i·ness noun
  • un·stealth·i·ness noun
  • un·stealth·y adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stealthy1

First recorded in 1595–1605; stealth + -y 1

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Example Sentences

Another Air Force official with experience on the stealthy new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter agreed.

This stealthy network is known as The Family or The Fellowship.

Particularly, its stealthy coatings make it a maintenance hog.

In the case of the Comanche, it turned out that even the Army did not want a radar-stealthy helicopter.

In 2011, it captured a highly advanced “stealthy” American RQ-170 on its territory.

The shadows lengthened and crept out like stealthy, grotesque monsters across the grass.

He never saw the sign that madame made to her son, never so much as noticed Marius's stealthy progress towards the door.

The door at the foot had been closed by a careful hand, and I felt, rather than heard, the stealthy pushing of a bolt across it.

"He acts—in a—a stealthy way," said Grace, striving for the exact words to express her meaning.

Then he thought that he heard rustlings at both sides of the clearing, stealthy sounds of stalking that closed in toward him.

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