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adjective
- 1. behaving or done in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard: "stealthy footsteps"
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STEALTHY definition: 1. quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard: 2. secret, so that people do not realize…. Learn more.
The meaning of STEALTHY is slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character. How to use stealthy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Stealthy.
STEALTH definition: 1. movement that is quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard: 2. the quality of carrying…. Learn more.
: a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection. Makos, among the fastest of sharks, chase down their prey. Slower species … rely on stealth and explosive power. Steve Kemper. The intricate labor … required courage and stealth. Sue M. Halpern.
Use the adjective stealthy to describe something or someone that is marked by secrecy, even sneakiness. Ninjas are stealthy, moving quietly and cautiously, which makes them excellent spies. When something is done in a stealthy way, the motivation is almost always to escape from being noticed.
Stealthy definition: done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive. See examples of STEALTHY used in a sentence.
STEALTHY meaning: 1. quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard: 2. secret, so that people do not realize…. Learn more.
Stealthy actions or movements are performed quietly and carefully, so that no one will notice what you are doing. I would creep in and with stealthy footsteps explore the second-floor. It was a stealthy sound made by someone anxious not to be heard.
Definition of stealthy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
stealthy, a. in OED Second Edition (1989) a1616–. Of movement or action: Taking place by stealth; calculated to elude observation; proceeding by imperceptible degrees; furtive. Of persons or things: Moving or acting by stealth or secretly; furtive in movement or action; stealing on by imperceptible degrees. a1616.
