stealthyadj.

Brit.

/ˈstɛlθi/, U.S.

/ˈstɛlθi/

Etymology: < stealth n. + -y suffix¹.

Of movement or action: Taking place by stealth; calculated to elude observation; proceeding by imperceptible degrees; furtive. Of persons or things: Moving or acting by stealth or secretly; furtive in movement or action; stealing on by imperceptible degrees.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective]

privyc1230

thiefly1395

stalkinga1400

slyc1440

insidious1545

clanculary1563

hedge-creeping1579

thievish1587

sneaking1590

tiptoe1593

peaking1595

underworking1605

stealthya1616

subtlea1616

surreptitious?1615

clancular1621

stealthful?1624

insidiary1625

worming1631

subterranean1643

clancularious1656

hugger-mugger1692

slink1792

slinking1841

instealing1844

thief-like1847

furtive1859

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective]

creepinga1400

slyc1440

prowling1546

stealing1574

sneaking1590

cat-footed1598

soft-footed1603

surrepent1608

cat-likea1616

stealthya1616

grassant1659

sliving1661

creep-mouse1766

secret1768

slinking1841

pussy-footed1893

undercreeping1893

pussyfooting1926

slinky1951

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. i. 54 Wither'd Murther..with his stealthy pace..towards his designe Moues like a Ghost.

1728 J. Thomson Spring 35 Stealthy aside Into the Centre of a neighbring Bush They [sc. birds] drop.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxxi. 349 There was much stealthy going in and out.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. 240 The stealthy evil crept on irresistibly.

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xiii. 258 Casting stealthy glances at the fen, to see if the mysterious mare was still there.

1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxiv. 461 A series of gradual and stealthy encroachments on the rights of the people.

1899 E. von Arnim Solitary Summer 58 Turning my head to watch a stealthy cat.

1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo xv. 169 I saw a jackal come up on its trail..not even rustling a fallen leaf in its stealthy advance on the poor little antelope.

in combination.1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 233 The dashing dog, and stealthy-stepping cat.

Derivatives

ˈstealthiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > stealthy quality, stealthiness

insidiousnessa1677

clandestinity1682

sneakingnessa1691

subtleness1833

stealthiness1837

underhandedness1884

slinkiness1894

furtiveness1896

surreptitiousness1902

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. i. vii. 70 Dumouriez..started from brief slumber at Sedan,..with stealthiness, with promptitude, audacity.

1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. x. 9. 126 The cunning of the lion, and of the huntsman, as well as the stealthiness of the robber.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stealthy
释义	stealthyadj. Brit. /ˈstɛlθi/, U.S. /ˈstɛlθi/ Etymology: < stealth n. + -y suffix¹. Of movement or action: Taking place by stealth; calculated to elude observation; proceeding by imperceptible degrees; furtive. Of persons or things: Moving or acting by stealth or secretly; furtive in movement or action; stealing on by imperceptible degrees. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] privyc1230 thiefly1395 stalkinga1400 slyc1440 insidious1545 clanculary1563 hedge-creeping1579 thievish1587 sneaking1590 tiptoe1593 peaking1595 underworking1605 stealthya1616 subtlea1616 surreptitious?1615 clancular1621 stealthful?1624 insidiary1625 worming1631 subterranean1643 clancularious1656 hugger-mugger1692 slink1792 slinking1841 instealing1844 thief-like1847 furtive1859 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective] creepinga1400 slyc1440 prowling1546 stealing1574 sneaking1590 cat-footed1598 soft-footed1603 surrepent1608 cat-likea1616 stealthya1616 grassant1659 sliving1661 creep-mouse1766 secret1768 slinking1841 pussy-footed1893 undercreeping1893 pussyfooting1926 slinky1951 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. i. 54 Wither'd Murther..with his stealthy pace..towards his designe Moues like a Ghost. View more context for this quotation 1728 J. Thomson Spring 35 Stealthy aside Into the Centre of a neighbring Bush They [sc. birds] drop. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxxi. 349 There was much stealthy going in and out. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. 240 The stealthy evil crept on irresistibly. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xiii. 258 Casting stealthy glances at the fen, to see if the mysterious mare was still there. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxiv. 461 A series of gradual and stealthy encroachments on the rights of the people. 1899 E. von Arnim Solitary Summer 58 Turning my head to watch a stealthy cat. 1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo xv. 169 I saw a jackal come up on its trail..not even rustling a fallen leaf in its stealthy advance on the poor little antelope. in combination.1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 233 The dashing dog, and stealthy-stepping cat. Derivatives ˈstealthiness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > stealthy quality, stealthiness insidiousnessa1677 clandestinity1682 sneakingnessa1691 subtleness1833 stealthiness1837 underhandedness1884 slinkiness1894 furtiveness1896 surreptitiousness1902 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. i. vii. 70 Dumouriez..started from brief slumber at Sedan,..with stealthiness, with promptitude, audacity. 1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. x. 9. 126 The cunning of the lion, and of the huntsman, as well as the stealthiness of the robber. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1616
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