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Definition of "stealthy" [stealth•y]

  • Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice. See Synonyms at secret. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stealthy" in a sentence
  • "My neighbor snowmobiles and a couple years ago had an encounter where the wolves had killed a deer on the trail and did not seem very afraid at all when they took off within sight. (and how stealthy is a group of snowmobiles?)"
  • "On the other hand, 09Droid could have rather easily programmed in stealthy code to silently steal account log-ins."
  • "Some woman's arm and hand has preceded mine in stealthy search after that fatal spring."