Adjective, : stealthy footsteps. From Dictionary.com.
Other warriors suspected his stealthiness was a result of Urtho's magicking, although the elder denied it, citing the gryphon's near-obsessive interest in dancing-movements. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Gryphon]
The mountain lion depends upon his stealthiness when stalking a deer. From Wordnik.com. [Conservation Reader] Reference
That, you have said, is critical to the stealthiness of the jet, right?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 27, 2005] Reference
Q-- or how does the stealthiness serve the mission in this particular case?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing At Whiteman Afb On The B 2 Bomber] Reference
Her wiliness, her stealthiness, her constant self-control, were all lost and forgotten. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
Baptist, imparting great stealthiness to his flurried back – handed shake of his right forefinger. From Wordnik.com. [Little Dorrit] Reference
From behind the driver's side of the truck, a man in a flight suit slid out with cougarlike stealthiness. From Wordnik.com. [Strategic Engagement]
We maintain a very good knowledge of the stealthiness -- I'll use your words -- the stealthiness of our jets. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing At Whiteman Afb On The B 2 Bomber] Reference
"We adopted technology used to predict the stealthiness of airplane designs without having to build them first.". From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
‘But you can see the woman’s fixed purpose; and her stealthiness as well; — and the man sleeps like a log. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Chronicle of Barset] Reference
And we have internal, and one of the big parts of this program is the survivability and the stealthiness of the aircraft. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 27, 2005] Reference
Purdy, some vagrom fancy quickened in him, either by the voice, which was not unrefined, or by the stealthiness of the approach. From Wordnik.com. [Australia Felix] Reference
"Only people in the movies do this kind of thing" we agreed, but did it anyway, not quite capable of the stealthiness we strove for. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
Aram's feet were clad in soft slippers and the hallway was carpeted with thick Turanian rugs; but there was an unpleasant suggestion of stealthiness about the Zamboulan. From Wordnik.com. [Conan the Wanderer]
Aram's feet were clad in soft slippers and the hall-way was carpeted with thick Turanian rugs; but there was an unpleasant suggestion of innate stealthiness about the Zamboulan. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquering Sword of Conan]
The stealthiness of his approach, caused the young man to start. From Wordnik.com. [The Sword and the Distaff: Or, "Fair, Fat, and Forty." A Story of the South, at the Close of the Revolution by the Author of "The Partisan," "Mellichampe," "Katharine Walton," Etc. Etc.] Reference
The Wrestler's construction, the stealthiness of Aronofsky's craft. From Wordnik.com. [SpoutBlog] Reference
But -- he had come to know Miss Pett's stealthiness by that time, and. From Wordnik.com. [The Borough Treasurer] Reference
There was a stealthiness in the performance that roused him to vigilance. From Wordnik.com. [A Hoosier Chronicle] Reference
He stooped and picked it up, a certain stealthiness apparent in his movement. From Wordnik.com. [The Yellow Crayon] Reference
The stealthiness factor of the F-22 has turned out to be better than predicted. From Wordnik.com. [StrategyPage.com] Reference
The Doctor, who had taken off his shoes, followed him with catlike stealthiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Man] Reference
And for the creeping stealthiness of the sanctioning bodies, the timing is perfect. From Wordnik.com. [Doghouse Boxing News] Reference
Myron drew forth his watch, and looked at it with a stealthiness he could not explain. From Wordnik.com. [Country Neighbors] Reference
Now, moving with curious stealthiness for one of so great a bulk, Martin was out of the porch. From Wordnik.com. [Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch] Reference
But there's much more to do in order to achieve anything close to the stealthiness of the F-22. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The stealthiness with which a fox stalks his game is one of the most remarkable things about him. From Wordnik.com. [Ways of Wood Folk] Reference
They go in with the eagerness of tigers springing upon prey, or more like the stealthiness of cats. From Wordnik.com. [The Death Shot A Story Retold] Reference
Having so far betrayed himself, however, he drew something nearer, with a suggestion of stealthiness. From Wordnik.com. [In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim] Reference
With stiff stealthiness he approached the break again, pretending a hesitancy that he enjoyed immensely. From Wordnik.com. [Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail] Reference
I rose, assumed a catlike stealthiness, to keep from waking Livy, and proceeded to dress in the pitch dark. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Letters of Mark Twain] Reference
I rose, assumed a catlike stealthiness, to keep from waking Livy, and proceeded to dress in the pitch-dark. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900] Reference
There was a snake-like stealthiness in her appearance, which Alfred's mother saw across the room and trembled. From Wordnik.com. [Trumps] Reference
Nerving myself to the utmost, I ceased the stealthiness of my movements, and went forward, slowly and steadily. From Wordnik.com. [The Portent & Other Stories] Reference
He should be a giant in sheer brute force, a tiger in caution, an elephant in weight, and a mouse in stealthiness!. From Wordnik.com. [The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel] Reference
On the other hand, descending to 35,000 feet with bay doors open might play havoc with the X-transport's stealthiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Register] Reference
I shall never forget the agony caused to the senses by the stealthiness with which we proceeded to the midnight slaughter. From Wordnik.com. [Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems.] Reference
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