Stealthily

//ˈstɛlθɪli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a stealthy manner, furtively.

    "The dog obeyed the significant beck of his finger, and they drew off, stealthily, together."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a stealthy manner wordnet

Synonyms

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covertdarklyhugger muggerprivatelysecrecysecret

Example

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"Later, they were murdered stealthily."

Etymology

From stealthy + -ly.

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