Definition of stealthily in English:
stealthily
adverb ˈstɛlθɪliˈstɛlθəli
In a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
I woke up and stealthily crept downstairs
we need to move stealthily and look inconspicuous
Example sentencesExamples
- He snapped the lens cap back onto the camera and stealthily exited the auditorium.
- They were stealthily followed by a blue sports car.
- It's a riveting ensemble piece, which stealthily avoids taking sides in the issue.
- My mind imagined footsteps stealthily making their way across the loft.
- None of the merrymaking warriors is looking towards the long column of tiny figures that is stealthily descending upon them.
Definition of stealthily in US English:
stealthily
adverbˈstelTHəlēˈstɛlθəli
In a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
I woke up and stealthily crept downstairs
we need to move stealthily and look inconspicuous
Example sentencesExamples
- They were stealthily followed by a blue sports car.
- My mind imagined footsteps stealthily making their way across the loft.
- It's a riveting ensemble piece, which stealthily avoids taking sides in the issue.
- None of the merrymaking warriors is looking towards the long column of tiny figures that is stealthily descending upon them.
- He snapped the lens cap back onto the camera and stealthily exited the auditorium.