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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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Of course, like everything else in the defense realm, this advantage has resulted in an arms race waged over a century as navies come up with better ways to detect submarines while making their boats stealthier.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
Some aimed for household names; others stayed stealthy.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Leveraging Tools That Detect Abnormal Identity Behavior Despite excellent policies, organizations are still vulnerable to stealthy tactics without the right tech.
—Galit Lubetzky, Forbes.com, 14 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 30 Apr. 2025.
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