Stealth·y a. [Compar. Stealthier superl. Stealthiest.] Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly.
[Withered murder] with his stealthy pace, . . .
Moves like a ghost. --Shak.
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stealthy
adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to
avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking
prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a
surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking
in the shadows" [syn: furtive, lurking, skulking,
sneak(a), sneaky, surreptitious]
[also: stealthiest, stealthier]