Stealth
[stelθ] or [stɛlθ]
Definition
(v. t.) The act of stealing; theft.
(v. t.) The thing stolen; stolen property.
(v. t.) The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or action; -- in either a good or a bad sense.
Edited by Ivan
Definition
n. the act of stealing: a secret manner of bringing anything to pass.—adv. Stealth′ily.—n. Stealth′iness.—adj. Stealth′y done by stealth: unperceived: secret.
Editor: Rosalie
Examples
- He was erect and complete, there was a strange stealth glistening through his amiable, almost happy appearance. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- If, in so doing, he took another glance at the bargeman, he did it by stealth. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Discoveries made by stealth seem to me dishonourable discoveries. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It is work that requires stealth and strategy, not force. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Thus I am obliged to act by stealth, not because I do ill, but because others are pleased to say so. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The knowledge it brings you is bought too dear, Monsieur; this coming and going by stealth degrades your own dignity. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The village looks at him by stealth, for it is afraid. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Edited by Brent