stealthy

11 plus vocabulary word for grammar school entrance exams

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Learn the meaning of stealthy with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

stealthy

(adjective)

Meaning

behaving in a secretive manner

Example

"The stealthy fox crept silently through the tall grass."

Synonyms

slycunningfurtive

Antonyms

obviousopenblatant

More about this word

Word origin
From Old English 'stelan', meaning to steal.
Related word forms
  • adverb: stealthily

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