discreet
dis|creet /dɪskr'iːt/
1 [ADJ]
If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.
They were gossipy and not always discreet...
● discreetly [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV with cl
I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room.
2 [ADJ] oft ADJ about n
If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage.
She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends.
● discreetly [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV with cl
Everyone tried discreetly to find out more about him.
3 [ADJ]
If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.
She wore discreet jewellery.
● discreetly [ADV] ADV -ed/adj
...stately houses, discreetly hidden behind great avenues of sturdy trees...
1 [ADJ]
If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.
They were gossipy and not always discreet...
● discreetly [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV with cl
I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room.
2 [ADJ] oft ADJ about n
If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage.
She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends.
● discreetly [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV with cl
Everyone tried discreetly to find out more about him.
3 [ADJ]
If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.
She wore discreet jewellery.
● discreetly [ADV] ADV -ed/adj
...stately houses, discreetly hidden behind great avenues of sturdy trees...