Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- By stealing; stealthily.
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- adverb With
stealth .
Etymologies
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Examples
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His support has been growing slowly but stealthfully.
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But these forces are very capable of operating at night, stealthfully infiltrating an area of special aircraft, and then operating in very small groups.
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She stared with fearful, fascinated eyes at the immobile figure swathed in grey, cere-like garments, and her gaze travelled stealthfully up to the white, passionless face, drained of all expression save that of watchful concern and understanding tenderness ....
Studies in love and in terror Marie Belloc Lowndes 1907
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This culture of feudalism maybe quite destructive to companies and society, but those who oppose it will be punished much worse than those the move through it stealthfully and levitate out of the rubbish through charms - as long as they are not seen to mock the feudalism.
Infowars 2010
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Far from a naïve or muzzy idealism, democracy has so prevailed in the memory and imagination of the people, it has become so commonsensical, that even those who denigrate and undermine it must do so stealthfully or through proxy discourses, like racist fear-mongering or hyperbolic handwaving sales-scams.
amor mundi 2009
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After controlling the car, he stealthfully slid his hand up her leg.
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This week's slate of releases won't match up to the surprising and stealthfully strong Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in terms of box office, but there will be a compensation.
Box Office Prophets 2009
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Once the NWO stealthfully moved into his life (like slowly boiling a frog), he slowly accepted the package deals and fame.
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We handed out copies of the freshly pressed DVD and Ian did a Q&A, discussing the process that went into filming his documentary (more on the film here, see trailer here.) and we had a surprise visit from Las Vegas Anonymous, who stealthfully entered and almost exited without my knowing (they are great at infiltrating).
GlossLip 2008
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As Betty discovers, those papers were all the fan mail Daniel had received on his issues (fan mail which Willy had stealthfully hidden).
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