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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Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
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Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Others make a stealthy entrance, taking us by surprise.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Porsche just made the all-electric Taycan stealthier.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
Both factors may have added up to evolutionary pressure on ichthyosaurs, favoring stealthy swimming, says Lindgren.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 July 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 23 Jul. 2025.
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