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stealthy

adjective

  1. slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character
  2. intended to escape observation : furtive
  3. designed to produce a very weak radar return
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈstɛlθi/ / /ˈsʈɛːl.d̪iː/ / /ˈsʈɛːl.t̪hiː/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English stealth Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English stealthy From stealth + -y.

  1. Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.

    “stealthy military manoeuvres”