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stealthy(dictionary)

stealthy (iou)



stealthy adjective. E17.
[from STEALTH + -Y1.]
Moving, acting, or taking place by stealth or secretly; proceeding by imperceptible degrees; furtive in movement or action. E17.
G. Orwell A stealthy step, lowering your foot as gently as a cat. A. MacLean No one had heard or seen the stealthy opening of the door.
Designed to be difficult to detect by radar or sonar. L20.
stealthily adverb E19.
stealthiness noun M19.