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stealthful

stealth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stelth]
    • /stɛlθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stelth]
    • /stɛlθ/

Definitions of stealthful word

  • noun stealthful secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure. 1
  • noun stealthful a furtive departure or entrance. 1
  • noun stealthful Obsolete. an act of stealing; theft. the thing stolen; booty. 1
  • noun stealthful (initial capital letter) Military. a U.S. Air Force project involving a range of technologies, with the purpose of developing aircraft that are difficult to detect by sight, sound, radar, and infrared energy. 1
  • adjective stealthful surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged: a stealth hiring of the competitor's CEO; the stealth issue of the presidential race. 1

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Origin of stealthful

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English stelthe; compare Old English stælthing theft. See steal, -th1

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Parts of speech for Stealthful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stealthful popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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