n. [ OE. stalþe. See Steal, v. t. ] 1. The act of stealing; theft. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The thing stolen; stolen property. [ Obs. ] “Sluttish dens . . . serving to cover stealths.” Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or action; -- in either a good or a bad sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

The monarch, blinded with desire of wealth,
With steel invades the brother's life by stealth. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

I told him of your stealth unto this wood. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Given to stealth; stealthy. [ Obs. ] -- Stealth"ful*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Stealth"ful*ness, n. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a stealthy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state, quality, or character of being stealthy; stealth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Stealthy; sly. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Stealthier superl. Stealthiest. ] Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Withered murder ] with his stealthy pace, . . .
Moves like a ghost. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]