discreet
/diskreet/ • adjective (discreeter, discreetest) careful not to attract attention or give offence. — DERIVATIVES discreetly adverb. — USAGE The words discrete and discreet are often confused. Discrete means ‘separate’ (a discrete unit), while discreet means ‘careful and prudent’. — ORIGIN Old French discret, from Latin discretus ‘separate’.
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