Hypertext Webster Gateway: "indiscreetly"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Indiscreet \In`dis*creet"\, a. [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr.
L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See {In-} not, and
{Discreet}, and cf. {Indiscrete}.]
Not discreet; wanting in discretion.

So drunken, and so indiscreet an officer. --Shak.

Syn: Imprudent; injudicious; inconsiderate; rash; hasty;
incautious; heedless; undiscerning; foolish. --
{In`dis*creet"ly}, adv. -- {In`dis*creet"ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

indiscreetly
adv : without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint; "she
inquired indiscreetly after the state of his health"
[ant: {discreetly}]


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