stealthy
stealthy
Definition
stealthy (stel′t̸hē)
adjective stealth′i·er, stealth′i·est
characterized by stealth; secret, furtive, or sly
stealth′i·ly adverb
stealth′i·ness noun
stealthy
Synonyms
stealthy
Usage Examples
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.
Browse dictionary entries near stealthy
- Stealth Scan
- stealth
- stealing
- steal
- steakhouse
- steak tartare
- steak knife
- steak
- steady-state theory
- steady-state
- steam
- steam bath
- steam boiler
- steam chest
- steam engine
- steam heat
- steam iron
- steam room
- steam shovel
- steam table
