discreetly
/dᵻˈskritli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "And, placed discreetly among these commonplaces, a few pieces of genuine quality, bizarrely distinguished by craftsmanship from the vulgar products of the machine."
- "A Forest Trail and wild life hides lie 2 miles to the north-east. Blue hares, deer, wild geese, herons and duck can be discreetly observed from the hides."
Etymology
Etymology tree English discreet Middle English -ly English -ly English discreetly From discreet + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dᵻˈskritli/
Inflected Forms
more discreetly (comparative)
most discreetly (superlative)