STEALTH, noun stelth. 1. The act of stealing; theft. The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed on him by such an outlaw. 2. The thing stolen; as cabins that are dens to cover stealth [Not in use.] 3. Secret act; clandestine practice; means unperceived employed to gain an object; way or manner not perceived; used in a good or bad sense. Do good by stealth and blush to find it fame. The monarch blinded with desire of wealth, with steel invades the brothers life by stealth
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI