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discreetly

adverb

with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
Y
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

adverb

  1. with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint

    “I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this”

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Example Sentences

I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this

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