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yesterday a friend used this coinage, a cross of "svelte" and "stealth." actually she said, "he moved 'svealthily'."
whaddya think?
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Not too much, to be honest. Unless she was talking about a slender person who was sneaking about. What made her use the word? Was a skinny guy lurking about?
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talking about a slender person who was sneaking about
that she was...
I like the combination, it adds a certain grace and languid feel to the stealthy movement.
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Sounds like a predatory philanderer.
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S'ok--as long as it wasn't kvealth!  But why didn't she just say catlike?
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kvealth why didn't she just say catlike?'Cause it's not an adverb?
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I agree, AnnaS. "She moved cattily" has an altogether different connotation for me.
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"kveath" reminded me of "kvell" which reminded me of
"Kwell" a treatment for head lice containing Lindane,
which is hazardous to children.
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