stealthy Copy link Outline 1. furtīvus2. tectus (hidden)3. clandestīnus • stealthy: 1. furtīvus: a s. journey through Italy, f. iter per Italiam. Cic. Pis. 40, 97: a s. embrace, furtivus amor, Virg. Aen. 4, 171. 2. tectus (hidden): a more concealed and s. lust, occultior et tectior cupiditas, Cic. Am. 36, 104. 3. clandestīnus: he got possession of the city by effecting a s. entrance, clandestino introitu urbe potitus est, Cic. Off. 2, 23, 81. Phr.: to walk on tiptoe with s. tread, suspenso gradu placide ire, Ter. Ph. 5, 6, 28.