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indiscreet
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indiscreet
(adjective)
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indiscreet
/ˌɪndɪ
ˈ
skriːt/
adjective
indiscreet
/ˌɪndɪ
ˈ
skriːt/
adjective
Learner's definition of INDISCREET
[
more indiscreet; most indiscreet
]
:
not having or showing good judgment
:
revealing things that should not be revealed
:
not discreet
He was
indiscreet
about his love affairs. [=he told people about his love affairs when he should have kept them secret]
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also
:
not polite
Should I ask you how you got that bruise, or would that be
indiscreet
? [=(more commonly)
impolite, rude
]
an
indiscreet
question
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— indiscreetly
adverb
He spoke
indiscreetly
about his love affairs.
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