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stealthy

[stel-thee]

Origin

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

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

Origin:
1595–1605; stealth + -y¹

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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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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stealthy (ˈstɛlθɪ)

—*adj* , stealthier, stealthiest
	characterized by great caution, secrecy, etc; furtive

stealthily

—*adv*

stealthiness

—n

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Word Origin & History

stealthy

c.1600, from stealth + -y (2).

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"The most domestic cat, which has lain on a rug all her days, appears quite at home in the woods, and, by her sly and stealthy behavior, proves herself more native there than the regular inhabitants."

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