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Antonyms for stealthily

Grammar : Adv

Spell : stel-thee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɛl θi

Definition of stealthily

Origin : c.1600, from stealth + -y (2). Related: Stealthily; stealthiness.

As in secretly : adv in hidden manner
As in slyly : adv cleverly
As in surreptitiously : adv clandestinely
As in clandestinely : adv secretly
As in covertly : adv clandestine, underhandedly

Example sentences :

Stealthily she rose to a stooping position at the boat's side.
Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Viceroy was stealthily reaching for the sun-tube dangling from his belt.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

So I turned, and went as swiftly and stealthily as possible towards the library.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

Already he was moving quickly, stealthily, towards the door.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini

He groped 125 stealthily behind him and found the door catch.
Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans

Lyttleton had stolen the jewels: what else had he carried so stealthily down to the beach?
Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance

"You had better slip down into my stateroom now," I said, moving off stealthily.
Extract from : « The Secret Sharer » by Joseph Conrad

She removed her hands from her face and looked at him stealthily.
Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

“You had better slip down into my stateroom now,” I said, moving off stealthily.
Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad

Puma stopped and looked at him stealthily: “What is it you would do, Elmer?”
Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers

Synonyms for stealthily

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