stealth
noun/stelθ/
/stelθ/
[uncountable]- the fact of doing something in a quiet or secret way
- The government was accused of trying to introduce the tax by stealth.
- Lions rely on stealth when hunting.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘theft’): probably representing an Old English word related to steal, + -th.
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