Standard Lemma guide

stealthily

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈstɛlθɪli/
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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a stealthy manner, furtively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a stealthy manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • stealthily they advanced upstream

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English stealthy Middle English -ly English -ly English stealthily From stealthy + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թաքուն (tʻakʻun) — in a stealthy manner
  • Armenian: ծածուկ (cacuk) — in a stealthy manner
  • Azerbaijani: oğrun — in a stealthy manner
  • Azerbaijani: gizlin — in a stealthy manner
  • Azerbaijani: xəlvəti — in a stealthy manner
  • Azerbaijani: gizlincə — in a stealthy manner
  • Bulgarian: крадешко́м (kradeškóm) — in a stealthy manner
  • Bulgarian: скри́шом (skríšom) — in a stealthy manner
  • Catalan: furtivament — in a stealthy manner
  • Catalan: d'estranquis — in a stealthy manner
  • Chinese Cantonese: 靜雞雞 /静鸡鸡 — in a stealthy manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 悄悄地 (qiāoqiāo de, qiǎoqiǎo de) — in a stealthy manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偷偷地 (tōutōu de) — in a stealthy manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 靜悄悄 /静悄悄 (jìngqiāoqiāo, jìngqiǎoqiǎo) — in a stealthy manner
  • Czech: kradmo — in a stealthy manner
  • Dutch: stilletjes — in a stealthy manner
  • Esperanto: ŝtele — in a stealthy manner
  • Finnish: vaivihkaa — in a stealthy manner
  • Finnish: vaivihkaisesti — in a stealthy manner
  • French: furtivement — in a stealthy manner
  • German: heimlich — in a stealthy manner
  • German: verstohlen — in a stealthy manner
  • Hindi: चोरी-छिपे (corī-chipe) — in a stealthy manner
  • Hindi: चोरी-चोरी (corī-corī) — in a stealthy manner
  • Hungarian: lopva — in a stealthy manner
  • Hungarian: lopakodva — in a stealthy manner
  • Italian: furtivamente — in a stealthy manner
  • Italian: di nascosto — in a stealthy manner
  • Kazakh: ұрланып (ūrlanyp) — in a stealthy manner
  • Northern Kurdish: bidizîkî — in a stealthy manner
  • Northern Kurdish: bi nihênî — in a stealthy manner
  • Northern Kurdish: bi razberî — in a stealthy manner
  • Latin: furtim — in a stealthy manner
  • Macedonian: крадешкум (kradeškum) — in a stealthy manner
  • Macedonian: кришум (krišum) — in a stealthy manner
  • Macedonian: назорум (nazorum) — in a stealthy manner
  • Portuguese: sorrateiramente — in a stealthy manner
  • Portuguese: furtivamente — in a stealthy manner
  • Portuguese: secretamente — in a stealthy manner
  • Romanian: pe furiș — in a stealthy manner
  • Russian: укра́дкой (ukrádkoj) — in a stealthy manner
  • Spanish: furtivamente — in a stealthy manner
  • Spanish: sigilosamente — in a stealthy manner
  • Spanish: a hurtadillas — in a stealthy manner
  • Spanish: a furto (disused) — in a stealthy manner
  • Spanish: de solapa — in a stealthy manner
  • Spanish: solapadamente — in a stealthy manner
  • Spanish: a solapo — in a stealthy manner
  • Spanish: caleta — in a stealthy manner
  • Spanish: a hurto — in a stealthy manner