stealthy
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈstɛlθi/
:
sigiloso
- The two of them creep through the paintball course, stealthy and full of the desire to best the other.
- stealthy approach
- stealthy movement
- stealthy exit
These are some stealthy looking headphones man.
- These are some stealthy looking headphones man.
- So what is an audience where we feeling and how because this this thing just sort of crept up on us being like a stealthy little series and got us.
- So it's definitely stealthy, but is it enough?
Examples
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Commandos are quiet and stealthy.
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Boys about his age roamed the plain in groups of four or five, silent and stealthy, like gray shadows.
Fiction book (1992) -
We must be very, very, very stealthy.
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Among the children, he was notorious for his stealthy approach.
Fiction book (2001) -
He was so stealthy in the water, his unit nicknamed him Manta.
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The giant didn't notice until a stealthy pattering of footsteps echoed in a room.
Fiction book (2001) -
The cat moved in a stealthy manner, trying not to disturb the sleeping dog.
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The spies conducted their operation in a stealthy way, avoiding detection at all costs.
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During the game, the players used stealthy tactics to surprise their opponents.
Synonyms
243
6.3
Working secretly to get information about people and groups
117
6.8
Done secretly to avoid being seen or known
115
5.8
Careful about what you say and do to avoid upsetting people or drawing attention
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4.9
A person who does not tell others about their plans or feelings
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5.7
Not willing to speak or give information
15
7.5
Careful not to give away information or show their plans
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7.5
To act quietly and secretly to avoid being seen
13
7.5
People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed
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8.5
Done secretly because people would disapprove
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8.9
Being secret and mysterious like spy stories
A secret way of doing things to hide small dishonest acts
Antonyms
How Stealthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stealthy comes from stealth, a word that once meant a secret or a 'stolen' action and is from the same root as steal. So think of someone moving like a thief trying to 'steal' past you unseen, which is why stealthy means acting quietly and secretly.