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Skulk vs Stealthy - What's the difference?

skulk | stealthy |

As a noun skulk

is a group of foxes.

As a verb skulk

is to conceal oneself; to hide.

As an adjective stealthy is

characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.

skulk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A group of foxes.
    • (Wright)
  • One who skulks; a skulker.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to conceal oneself; to hide
  • * Dryden
    • Discovered and defeated of your prey, / You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
  • * 1852 , Charles Dickens, Bleak House ,
    • Behind dingy blind and curtain, in upper story and garret, skulking more or less under false names, false hair, false titles, false jewellery, and false histories, a colony of brigands lie in their first sleep.
  • to sneak around, sneak about
  • * 1904 , Paul Laurence Dunbar,
    • Fully a dozen of the citizens had seen him hastening toward the woods and noted his skulking air [...]
  • to shirk; to avoid obligation

    • stealthy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.

    • Synonyms

    * sneaking * undercover * concealed * See also

    Derived terms

    * stealthiness