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discreet(dictionary)

discreet (iou)



discreet adjective. ME.
[Old & mod. French discret, -ete from Latin discretus pa. pple of discernere DISCERN, with late Latin & Proto-Romance sense from its deriv. discretio(n-) DISCRETION. Cf. DISCRETE adjective.]
Showing discernment or judgement in speech or action; judicious, prudent; intentionally unobtrusive. ME.
T. Hardy You should be more discreet in your bearing towards this soldier. F. Forsyth Offering to the investor a highly discreet and even secretive service in banking.
Civil, polite, courteous. Chiefly Scot. ME.
discreetly adverb ME.
discreetness noun the quality of being discreet, discretion LME.