"discreetly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more discreetly [comparative], most discreetly [superlative]
Etymology: discreet + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|discreet|ly}} discreet + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} discreetly (comparative more discreetly, superlative most discreetly)
  1. Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly Translations (Acting in a discreet manner): discretament (Catalan), 谨慎的 (Chinese Mandarin), hienovaraisesti (Finnish), discrètement (French), diszkréten (Hungarian), 넌지시 (neonjisi) (Korean), 신중(愼重)하게 (sinjunghage) (Korean), dyskretnie (Polish), discretamente (Portuguese), disimuladamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-discreetly-en-adv-Sbi8Te3h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'Acting in a discreet manner': 100 0
  2. inconspicuously Translations (Inconspicuously): discretament (Catalan), huomiota herättämättömästi (Finnish), discrètement (French), diszkréten (Hungarian), dyskretnie (Polish)
    Sense id: en-discreetly-en-adv-IRRy76Oo Disambiguation of 'Inconspicuously': 13 87

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