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adjective, stealth·i·er, stealth·i·est.done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps. Origin of stealthyFirst recorded in 1595–1605; stealth + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM stealthystealth·i·ly, adverbstealth·i·ness, nounun·stealth·i·ly, adverbun·stealth·i·ness, noun un·stealth·y, adjective Words nearby stealthystealth, Stealth bomber, steal the show, stealth tax, stealth technology, stealthy, steam, steam bath, steam beer, steamboat, Steamboat Gothic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stealthyAnother Air Force official with experience on the stealthy new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter agreed. Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets|Dave Majumdar|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST This stealthy network is known as The Family or The Fellowship. The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of|Jay Michaelson|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Particularly, its stealthy coatings make it a maintenance hog. $70 Billion Stealth Jet Finally Flies in Its First War|Dave Majumdar|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST In 2011, it captured a highly advanced “stealthy” American RQ-170 on its territory. Iran’s Drone War in Syria|Patrick Hilsman|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the most serious may be that the JSF is not, in fact, stealthy in the eyes of a growing number of Russian and Chinese radars. New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Hide From Russian Radar|Bill Sweetman|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The water rose along the ship's side with a hiss of faint motion, and descended again as if in stealthy silence. The tide moved upward, feeling along the walls with stealthy, groping hands. Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod His movements were stealthy, and his blows fell at an unexpected moment from the hidden ambush or in the dead hours of the night. The Cherokee Nation of Indians. (1887 N 05 / 1883-1884 (pages 121-378))|Charles C. Royce I undressed the children, and the maid tiptoed in with their tea with the air of a conspirator in a dark and stealthy plot. The Lady of the Basement Flat|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey With a stealthy step he walked round to the conservatory, and with the utmost care commenced the ascent of the trellis. In School and Out|Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for stealthy
adjective stealthier or stealthiestcharacterized by great caution, secrecy, etc; furtive Derived forms of stealthystealthily, adverbstealthiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stealthycrafty, catlike, catty, clandestine, covert, cunning, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hush-hush, noiseless, private, secret, shifty, silent, sly, sneak, sneaky, surreptitious, under wraps |