Modifies a noun

• step: Last night, about two in the morning, I was aroused by a stealthy step passing my room.

• approach: James opted for a stealthy surface approach in the day.

• way: The tax burden has been rising, in that stealthy way in which the Chancellor excels.

• taxis: Gordon Brown's stealthy taxes can put an indebted family on the wrong side of Micawber's rule of finance.

• platform: The current economic climate may put acquiring stealthy platforms beyond the reach of many countries.

• footstep: They were also perplexed by ' unseen hands ' knocking objects off shelves, stealthy footsteps on landings, ' cold spots ' .

Modifying Another Word

• very: Taking a hostage is cool, but not very stealthy Hitman: Blood Money looks great on all platforms.

• so: They also invented ' stealth ' taxes, only they were so stealthy, no-one realized they were actually being taxed.

Used with adjective complement

• get: You will get stealthy until the panic is over.