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stealth

stealth [ stelth ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. action to avoid detection: the action of doing something slowly, quietly, and covertly, in order to avoid detection

2. furtiveness: secretive, dishonest, or cunning behavior or actions



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. military almost undetectable by radar: used to describe aircraft whose design incorporates technology and materials that minimize the likelihood of detection by enemy radar
a stealth fighter

2. secret: done in a highly secret way so as to be unnoticed ( slang )
conducted a stealth fundraising campaign

[13th century. < assumed Old English stǣlþ< Germanic]

stealth·ful adjective
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