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stealthy (adjective), stealthier, stealthiest
1. A reference to being quiet and secret in order to avoid being noticed: The stealthy approach of the cat towards the bird on the window sill was sure to surprise the bird.
2. Secretive or dishonest with one's actions: The stealthy politician lost the election as a result of the media leaks about his behavior.
3. Etymology: "theft, action" or "practice of stealing"; from Old English stælþ, which is related to stelen, "steal"; from Proto German stælitho. The sense of "secret action" developed about 1300, but the word also retained its etymological sense into the 18th century.
This entry is located in the following unit: English Words in Action, Group S (page 13)