adj. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: SECRET 1, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, sub-rosa, surreptitious, undercover
Related Words: crafty, cunning, sly, wily; skulking, slinking, sneaking; catlike
Contrasted Words: direct, straight, straightforward
Antonyms: open
2 being so quiet, slow, and deliberate in movement as to escape observation FF1C; the stealthy movements of the cat burglar FF1E;
Synonyms: catlike, catty, feline, furtive; compare SECRET 1
Related Words: noiseless, pantherine, pantherish, quiet, silent; shifty, skulking, sly, sneak, sneaking, sneaky