stealthy
Origin of stealthy
1Other words from stealthy
- stealth·i·ly [stel-thi-lee], /ˈstɛl θɪ li/, adverb
- stealth·i·ness, noun
- un·stealth·i·ness, noun
- un·stealth·y, adjective
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How to use stealthy in a sentence
He was the softest, glidingest, stealthiest man I ever see; and there warn't no more smile to him than there is to a ham.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)For then how loud was the rustle of your stealthiest wriggle, how sinister the tiny sounds of insects in the grass.
The Secret Battle | A. P. HerbertOccasionally they paused, and then they hurried on again, and then they settled down into the stealthiest kind of movement.
In the Pecos Country | Edward Sylvester Ellis (AKA Lieutenant R.H. Jayne)They come out to catch the flies on the ceiling, and stalk their prey in the cleverest and stealthiest fashion.
British Dictionary definitions for stealthy
/ (ˈstɛlθɪ) /
characterized by great caution, secrecy, etc; furtive
Derived forms of stealthy
- stealthily, adverb
- stealthiness, noun
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