Antonyms for stealthy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stel-thee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɛl θi |
Definition of stealthy
Origin :- c.1600, from stealth + -y (2). Related: Stealthily; stealthiness.
- adj quiet and secretive
- The girl looked up for a second with another of her fleeting, stealthy glances.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Mingwe was the name by which they were known to other tribes, and means "stealthy," "treacherous."
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- Full into the firelight, with a stealthy, sidelong movement, glided a doglike animal.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- He was repulsive; he was stealthy, hard, cruel, in appearance.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- The door was pushed open, and I caught the advance of a stealthy step.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- A sort of stealthy fierceness had crept into our hurried mutters.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
- But I fed the hunger of my heart on short glances and stealthy words.
- Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
- But this cold and stealthy approach, this weary watching, I could not bear.
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- Susan came in stealthy, pale, trembling with cold and fright.
- Extract from : « The Doctor's Family » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
- There they heard the stealthy footsteps of midnight marauders on board.
- Extract from : « The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln » by Wayne Whipple
Synonyms for stealthy
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