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1
having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech
- he was very discreet, only saying what was necessary
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- intelligent,
- judgmatic
- (or judgmatical),
- judicious,
- prudent
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2
not readily seen or noticed
- with a discreet gesture, she signalled to her husband that she was ready to leave the party
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“Discreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discreet. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of discreet was in the 14th century
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