Discreetly
[dis'kri:tli]
Definition
(adv.) with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint; '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'.
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Examples
- After some pondering, I determined to write to the only honest man within reach whom we could trust to help us discreetly in our forlorn situation. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Presently, Edward stopped at a gateway, and Wegg discreetly lost no time in slipping out at the back of the truck. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But he discreetly affected to see nothing, and addressed Miss Bella. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He paused discreetly at a distance when Brooke disappeared, but he could both see and hear, and being a bachelor, enjoyed the prospect mightily. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Above all things, I desire to settle the matter quietly and discreetly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- At this moment the moon veiled her face discreetly behind a wandering cloud, and their lips met in a kiss—a kiss of pure and enduring love. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Madame had no sort of taste for a monastic life, and took care--largely, though discreetly--to season her existence with a relish of the world. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mademoiselle waited, and discreetly made her inclination, and her greeting. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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