discreetly

English

Etymology

discreet +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

Homophone: discretely

Adverb

discreetly (comparative more discreetly, superlative most discreetly)

Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly
- 1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon‎, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, page 563:
  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.
inconspicuously

Translations

Acting in a discreet manner

Catalan: discretament (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 谨慎的
Finnish: hienovaraisesti
French: discrètement (fr)
Hungarian: diszkréten (hu)
Korean: 넌지시 (ko) (neonjisi), 신중(愼重)하게 (ko) (sinjunghage)
Polish: dyskretnie (pl)
Portuguese: discretamente (pt)
Spanish: disimuladamente (es)

Inconspicuously

Catalan: discretament (ca)
Finnish: huomiota herättämättömästi
French: discrètement (fr)
Hungarian: diszkréten (hu)
Polish: dyskretnie (pl)

Anagrams

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