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English Dictionary: stealthy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stealthy
adj
  1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
    Synonym(s): furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
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.
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