stealthy
/ˈstɛlθi/
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India/ˈsʈɛːl.d̪iː/
stealthy adjective: characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.
Adjective
stealthy (comparative stealthier, superlative stealthiest)
- Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.
- stealthy military manoeuvres
- Synonyms:
- sneaking, undercover, concealed
stealthy meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
stealthy in Tamil
- கரவான, மறைவான, திருட்டுத்தனமான, கள்ள, வஞ்சகமான, இரகசியமான
stealthy in Bengali
- stealthy
- মৃদু mridu
stealthy in Malayalam
- കളവുചെയ്ത, പ്രച്ഛന്നമായ, കപടമായ
stealthy in Kannada
- ಗುಟ್ಟಿನ, ಮುಚ್ಚುಮರೆಯ, ಕಳ್ಳ ತನದ
Examples of stealthy in a sentence
- I can only say I was captivated by the film and its stealthy evocation of pure evil.
- Moments later, the faint aroma of a dopestick filtered down to the stealthy Hawke.
- Fructose is the Voldemort of the metabolic syndrome pandemic: stealthy, ever-present, and bad for the common good.
Synonyms of stealthy
Forms of stealthy
| comparative | stealthier |
|---|---|
| superlative | stealthiest |
Origin of stealthy
From stealth + -y.
Words formed from stealthy
Words that rhyme with stealthy
Questions about stealthy
- What does stealthy mean?
- Stealthy means characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.
- What is stealthy in Tamil?
- Stealthy in Tamil is கரவான, மறைவான, திருட்டுத்தனமான. See Stealthy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stealthy?
- Stealthy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce stealthy?
- Stealthy is pronounced /ˈstɛlθi/.
Words near stealthy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stealthy (page history and authors); stealthy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); মৃদু (Bengali) (page history and authors); stealthy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stealthy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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