stealthfully

stealth

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Definitions of stealthfully word

noun stealthfully secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure. 1
noun stealthfully a furtive departure or entrance. 1
noun stealthfully Obsolete. an act of stealing; theft. the thing stolen; booty. 1
noun stealthfully (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 stealthfully surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged: a stealth hiring of the competitor's CEO; the stealth issue of the presidential race. 1

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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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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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