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[ UK /ˌɪndɪskɹˈiːt/ ]
[ US /ˌɪndɪsˈkɹit/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. lacking discretion; injudicious
    her behavior was indiscreet at the very best

How To Use indiscreet In A Sentence

  • The remarks, although indiscreet, were far less damaging than those that had been publicised in rival papers through the week.
  • Unless he is unhinged, no politician in a modern democracy reveals any indiscreet biases in public.
  • One mom who can't quite reconcile Connie's brown skin and black hair with my green-eyed blonde complexion asks indiscreetly, “Peruvian adoption?” to which I simply nod instead of asking, “Fertility treatments?” about the squalling brood in her triple-wide stroller. The Uninvited Guest
  • He was just indiscreet and funny. Times, Sunday Times
  • Indiscreet and precarious tonsures have both dishonored the monachal habit and caused the name of Christ to be blasphemed.
  • Making an exceptionally high profit is sometimes indiscreet and asking for trouble.
  • her behavior was indiscreet at the very best
  • There was an embarrassing silence after her indiscreet remark but she was able to laugh it off.
  • He talks indiscreetly, self-deprecatingly and with a bracing disregard for modern niceties. Times, Sunday Times
  • In an indiscreet moment, the president let his genuine opinions be known.
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