indiscreet en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɪndɪsˈkɹiːt/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English discreet English indiscreet From in- + discreet.
Meanings
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Not discreet; lacking in discretion.
Haz sits in the trailer for 10 hours straight, eyes trained on the patrons. If he sees the makings of a drug deal or a fight, he notifies the club’s in-house security by walkie-talkie. It amazes him how indiscreet drug dealers can be—with the bulges in their socks and their melodramatic handovers—despite the presence of security guards.
2018 February, Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security have Put Us All under Surveillance. Is Privacy Becoming just a Memory?”, in National Geographic, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2018:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indiscreetest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| indiscreeter | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (38)
hu tapintatlan (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · mi manawarere (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · pl niedyskretny (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · ca indiscret (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · de unüberlegt (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · mi mākahi (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · pt indiscreto (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · es indiscreto (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · fr indiscret (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · cmn 不謹慎的 /不谨慎的 (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · pt imprudente (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · el αδιάκριτος (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · ru нескро́мный (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · cs indiskrétní (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · hy անզգույշ (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · fi harkitsematon (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · ga béalsceiteach (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · hy չմտածված (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · ja 軽率 (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · nb indiskret (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · gl lercho (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · de unbesonnen (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · he לא דיסקרטי (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · nb nærgående (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · bg нетактичен (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · nb ublu (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · sv oblyg (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · hy անհամեստ (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · da indiskret (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · gl lareto (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · de unbedachtsam (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · nl indiscreet (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · ru неблагоразу́мный (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · gl indiscreto (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · hu indiszkrét (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · fi epähieno (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · sv indiskret (not discreet; wanting in discretion) · it indiscreto (not discreet; wanting in discretion)