[dɪˈskriːt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment
(e.g: we made some discreet inquiries)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French discret, from Latin discretus ‘separate’, past participle of discernere ‘discern’, the sense arising from late Latin discretio (see discretion). Compare with discrete