indiscreetly

indiscreetly
adverb see indiscreet

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • indiscreetly — indiscreet ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too ready to reveal things that should remain secret or private. DERIVATIVES indiscreetly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • indiscreetly — adverb without discretion or wisdom or self restraint she inquired indiscreetly after the state of his health • Ant: ↑discreetly • Derived from adjective: ↑discreet …   Useful english dictionary

  • Indiscreetly — Indiscreet In dis*creet , a. [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr. L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See {In } not, and {Discreet}, and cf. {Indiscrete}.] Not discreet; wanting in discretion. [1913 Webster] So drunken, and so indiscreet an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • indiscreetly — See indiscreet. * * * …   Universalium

  • indiscreetly — adverb In an indiscreet manner …   Wiktionary

  • indiscreetly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. incautiously, inadvisedly, naively; see carelessly , foolishly , rashly …   English dictionary for students

  • indiscreetly — adv. incautiously; uncircumspectly; without good judgement, imprudently; tactlessly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • indiscreetly — in·discreetly …   English syllables

  • indiscreetly — See: indiscreet …   English dictionary

  • indiscreet — indiscreetly, adv. indiscreetness, n. /in di skreet /, adj. not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark. [1375 1425; late ME indiscret (prob. < MF) < L indiscretus undivided; see INDISCRETE] Syn.… …   Universalium

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