stealthy

stealthy

adj \ˈstel-thē\

stealth·i·erstealth·i·est

Definition of STEALTHY

1

: slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character

2

a : intended to escape observation : furtive b : designed to produce a very weak radar return <a stealthy airplane>

— stealth·i·ly \-thə-lē\ adverb

— stealth·i·ness \-thē-nəs\ noun

Examples of STEALTHY

1. the stealthy movements of the crocodile
2. <cats are among the stealthiest of stalkers>

First Known Use of STEALTHY

1565

Related to STEALTHY

Synonyms: furtive, shady, shifty, slippery, sly, sneaking, sneaky

Antonyms: open, overt, public

Related Words: artful, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, slick, wily; close, closemouthed, reticent, secretive; clandestine, covert, dark; deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, devious, duplicitous, trickish, tricky, underhand, underhanded; cheating, crooked, defrauding, dishonest, dissembling, double-dealing, knavish, two-faced; lying, mendacious, untrustworthy, untruthful; insidious, perfidious, serpentine, treacherous

Near Antonyms: aboveboard, forthright, plainspoken, straightforward; candid, direct, foursquare, frank, open, plain; honest, trustworthy, truthful

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Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical