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Stealthy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice. See Synonyms at secret.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Acting by stealth; sly; secretive in act or manner; employing concealed methods: as, a stealthy foe; characterized by concealment; furtive: as, a stealthy proceeding; a stealthy movement.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

Word Usage

"My neighbor snowmobiles and a couple years ago had an encounter where the wolves had killed a deer on the trail and did not seem very afraid at all when they took off within sight. (and how stealthy is a group of snowmobiles?)"

Equivalent

concealed

Cross Reference

thievish

Variant

stealthiest stealthier

Form

stealthiness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

unperceived secret furtive sly surreptitious underhand clandestine covert concealed undercover

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

healthy unhealthy wealthy

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

furtive noiseless cautious sidelong unhurried leisurely rhythmic hesitant sly insidious