stealthily
/ˈstɛlθɪli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The dog obeyed the significant beck of his finger, and they drew off, stealthily, together."
- "So intent was he upon this personal appraisement of his features that he did not hear the parting of the tall grass behind him as a great body pushed itself stealthily through the jungle; nor did his companion, the ape, hear either, for he was drinking and the noise of his sucking lips and gurgles of satisfaction drowned the quiet approach of the intruder."
Etymology
Etymology tree English stealthy Middle English -ly English -ly English stealthily From stealthy + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more stealthily (comparative)
most stealthily (superlative)