stealthier; stealthiest
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
Examples of stealthy in a Sentence
the stealthy movements of the crocodile
cats are among the stealthiest of stalkers
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This was not the first time the U.S. Navy has sent a stealthy Zumwalt-class vessel to the west of the International Date Line.
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Both will be stealthy and collaborate with robo-wingmen.
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Galit Lubetzky, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
This was not the first time the U.S. Navy has sent a stealthy Zumwalt-class vessel to the west of the International Date Line.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Both will be stealthy and collaborate with robo-wingmen.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
The ergonomic properties of black zirconium oxide ceramic, which is light and comfortable to wear, are bested only by its stealthy appearance, sleek by definition.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stealthy
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“Stealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stealthy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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