discreetly

discreetly

English

Etymology

discreet +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• Homophone: discretely

Adverb

discreetly (comparative more discreetly, superlative most discreetly)

1. Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly
   • 1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon‎, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, page 563:

     Mao was animated and following every nuance of the conversation, but I could see that he was also becoming very tired. Chou had been discreetly glancing at his watch with increasing frequency, so I decided that I should try to bring the session to a close.

2. inconspicuously

Translations

Acting in a discreet manner

Catalan: discretament (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 谨慎的 Finnish: hienovaraisesti French: discrètement (fr) Hungarian: diszkréten Korean: 넌지시 (ko) (neonjisi), 신중(愼重)하게 (ko) (sinjunghage) Polish: dyskretnie (pl) Portuguese: discretamente (pt) Spanish: disimuladamente (es)

Inconspicuously

Catalan: discretament (ca) Finnish: huomiota herättämättömästi French: discrètement (fr) Hungarian: diszkréten Polish: dyskretnie (pl)

Anagrams

• discretely