Indiscreet
[ɪndɪ'skriːt] or ['ɪndɪ'skrit]
Definition
(adj.) lacking discretion; injudicious; 'her behavior was indiscreet at the very best' .
Typist: Wilhelmina--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not discreet; wanting in discretion.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Imprudent, injudicious, unwise, inconsiderate, foolish, rash, incautious, reckless, heedless, headlong.
Checker: Wilbur
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DISCREET]
Checker: Roberta
Definition
adj. not discreet: imprudent: injudicious.—adv. Indiscreet′ly.—ns. Indiscreet′ness Indiscretion (-kresh′-) want of discretion: rashness: an indiscreet act.
Typist: Ursula
Examples
- No, sir, we have strong reason to believe that he already understands that he has acted in an indiscreet and hot-headed manner. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I may tell you--I trust that I am not indiscreet, but half-confidences are absurd in such a case--that he was not entirely happy at home. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was a letter of mine, Mr. Holmes, an indiscreet letter written before my marriage--a foolish letter, a letter of an impulsive, loving girl. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Yeobright had enunciated the word her with a fervour which, in conversation with a mother, was absurdly indiscreet. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It was irregular, and if you had not approved of his doing it I should have thought it indiscreet. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It was indiscreet, to say the least; many a young woman has lost her character before now---- ' Margaret's eyes flashed fire. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But you run great risks, allow me to say, in being so indiscreet. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Thoughtless and indiscreet I can easily believe him, but this step (and let us rejoice over it) marks nothing bad at heart. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
Typist: Ursula