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Synonyms for stealthily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : stel-thee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɛl θi

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Définition of stealthily

Origin :
  • c.1600, from stealth + -y (2). Related: Stealthily; stealthiness.
  • As in secretly : adv in hidden manner
  • As in slyly : adv cleverly
  • As in surreptitiously : adv clandestinely
  • As in clandestinely : adv secretly
  • As in covertly : adv clandestine, underhandedly
Example sentences :
  • Stealthily she rose to a stooping position at the boat's side.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • The Viceroy was stealthily reaching for the sun-tube dangling from his belt.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • So I turned, and went as swiftly and stealthily as possible towards the library.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Already he was moving quickly, stealthily, towards the door.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He groped 125 stealthily behind him and found the door catch.
  • Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
  • Lyttleton had stolen the jewels: what else had he carried so stealthily down to the beach?
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • "You had better slip down into my stateroom now," I said, moving off stealthily.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Sharer » by Joseph Conrad
  • She removed her hands from her face and looked at him stealthily.
  • Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
  • “You had better slip down into my stateroom now,” I said, moving off stealthily.
  • Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • Puma stopped and looked at him stealthily: “What is it you would do, Elmer?”
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers

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