"discretional" meaning in English

See discretional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more discretional [comparative], most discretional [superlative]
Etymology: discretion + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|discretion|al}} discretion + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} discretional (comparative more discretional, superlative most discretional)
  1. discretionary Derived forms: discretionality
    Sense id: en-discretional-en-adj-6Rd2EgxI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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