discreetly

English

Etymology

From discreet +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: discretely

Adverb

discreetly (comparative more discreetly, superlative most discreetly)

1. Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly
   • 1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon‎^[1], 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.

2. 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

• discretely