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stealth·y
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θi
/
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adjective,
stealth·i·er,
stealth·i·est.
done, characterized, or acting by
stealth
; furtive:
stealthy footsteps.
Origin:
1595–1605;
stealth
+
-y
1
Related forms
stealth·i·ly,
adverb
stealth·i·ness,
noun
un·stealth·i·ly,
adverb
un·stealth·i·ness,
noun
un·stealth·y,
adjective
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stealthy
(ˈstɛlθɪ)
—
adj
,
stealthier
,
stealthiest
characterized by great caution, secrecy, etc; furtive
stealthily
—
adv
stealthiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
stealthy
c.1600, from
stealth
+
-y
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Unsurprisingly, the company maintained its
stealthy
form by staying quiet on
the topic.
As that time approaches the bird becomes more secretive and
stealthy
.
Our enemies are observant, patient,
stealthy
and ruthless.
Without the need to accommodate crew, drones can be given strange
radar-cheating stealthy shapes.
Launch your kayak, however, and you've got open and
stealthy
access to the entire shoreline.
The
stealthy
insect, with large compound eyes for nocturnal hunting, is a master sit-and-wait predator.
The emerald ash borer is a voracious beetle with
stealthy
habits.
The
stealthy
and scrappy investors who used to run the business are being joined by the establishment.
Instead, the company would take a more
stealthy
-and potentially even more ambitious-approach.
Rear reflective patch makes up for the too-
stealthy
matte paint job.
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