"discreetly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more discreetly [comparative], most discreetly [superlative]
Etymology: From 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 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 10 90 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of 'Inconspicuously': 0 100
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