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stealthy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stealthy \Stealth"y\, a. [Compar. {Stealthier}; superl. {Stealthiest}.] Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly. [Withered murder] with his stealthy pace, . . . Moves like a ghost. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stealthy adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {surreptitious}]
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