Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Stealthy \Stealth"y\, a. [Compar. {Stealthier}; superl.
{Stealthiest}.]
Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived;
secret; furtive; sly.
[Withered murder] with his stealthy pace, . . . Moves
like a ghost. --Shak.
Source : WordNet®
stealthy
adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to
avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking
prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a
surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking
in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {skulking},
{sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {surreptitious}]
[also: {stealthiest}, {stealthier}]