Consider the lexical meaning of the word "stealth". Surely you have come across this speech unit, for example, when you read stories about spies. They always act stealthily. In addition to the lexical meaning, we will indicate examples of sentences, as well as several synonyms for this word.
Definition of a part of speech
Many do not know what part of speech the word "stealthily" refers to. Some people mistakenly believe that this is a noun. But in fact, "stealth" is an adverb.
It answers the question of “how” or “how”. It indicates a course of action: to work, to sin, to harm, to observe stealthily.
It is worth noting that this word does not change by gender or number. It is always written together. Due to the nature of pronunciation, this adverb is often spelled incorrectly: "out of silence."
However, it is worth remembering that the noun "tishka" does not exist in the Russian language, therefore only spelling is allowed.
The lexical meaning
What is the interpretation of the adverb "stealth"? The following explanation is indicated in Ushakov’s dictionary: stealthily, covertly or secretly.
In other words, we can say that the action is performed very carefully, so that no one will know. For example, spies always act stealthily. They carefully monitor the necessary subject so that he does not even know about it.
As another example, you can imagine a cat that hunts for a mouse. He secretly monitors the prey, so as not to frighten her.
Examples of use
How is the word "stealth" used in literature? This adverb most often characterizes the action that performs the subject.
- We secretly watched the enemy.
- To attack stealthily is the destiny of cowards.
- Dog stealthily watched the mistress in order to seize the moment and steal the sausage from the table.
- Bad people often harm stealth so as not to be responsible for their actions.
Synonyms
The word "stealth" has several synonyms:
- On the sly. It is unfortunate that they acted on the sly, without the knowledge of the senior comrades. It does not do them honor.
- Secretly. One must act secretly so that not a single living soul guesses about this act.
- Imperceptibly. The kitten quietly crept up to the jug of milk and began to drink.
- Furtively. Mother stealthily put money in her son’s pocket, because she knew that he wouldn’t want to take it.
- Secretly. The girl secretly went to a disco, although her parents forbade her.
Such synonyms can be picked up to the adverb "stealthily." This word indicates that the action is performed in the strictest confidence, very carefully and imperceptibly.