discreetly

Words with a similar base: discreetly

'discreetly'

[discreetly.r.01] as in: with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint

Examples:
I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this

Origins

					discreetly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── discreet (English)
    └── discret (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── discretus (Latin)
            └── discerno (Latin)

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