discreetlyadv.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskriːtli/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskritli/

Forms: see discreet adj., n., and adv. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discreet adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < discreet adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin discrete with discretion (6th cent.; from 10th cent. in British sources).

In a discreet manner; with discretion; prudently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adverb] > prudently

prudentlya1382

discreetlyc1390

prudentialc1460

well-advisedly1525

cannily1581

discreet1592

prudentially1641

discreetfully1737

c1390 W. Hilton Mixed Life (Vernon) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 269 Wysli & discretli þei departed heore good [Horstmann corrects to lyuyng] in two.

a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 151 Nor hit is ease to be estemed, howe mony men mey be rewarded with offices, and how gretly, yff thai be discretly geuen.

a1500 (?1382) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 170 Crist askes two þinges of þin almes, þat þou do it in hys name, and also discretly.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. vi. f. vii Hauynge possession of the sayd Ile wele and discretly she rulyd it.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark xii. f. lxiij^v Iesus save howe that he answered discretly.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 240 Vse your manners discreetly in all kind of companies.

1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 53 Flowers of that Class, should be discreetly prun'd, where they mat too thick.

1729 J. Gay Polly i. i. 4 I must act discreetly and keep the affair a dead secret.

1775 S. Johnson Taxation no Tyranny 79 I could wish it more discreetly uttered.

1801 Gentlemen's Mag. Oct. 895/1 The young woman unmarried who during the year..has been most industrious, and conducted herself most discreetly and religiously.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 7 He never counted truth a treasure to be discreetly hidden in a napkin.

1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 32 Ellen remained discreetly silent.

1945 Flying June 144/3 Discreetly, an instructor should show a paternal interest in the student.

1989 T. Bodett End of Road iii. xxiii. 240 Mrs. Tuttle discreetly snuck off to bed without interrupting.

2011 New Yorker 14 Feb. 33/2 It's a happy invitation to gaze upon and discreetly gossip about the crowd.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discreetly
释义	discreetlyadv. Brit. /dᵻˈskriːtli/, U.S. /dᵻˈskritli/ Forms: see discreet adj., n., and adv. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discreet adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < discreet adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin discrete with discretion (6th cent.; from 10th cent. in British sources). In a discreet manner; with discretion; prudently. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adverb] > prudently prudentlya1382 discreetlyc1390 prudentialc1460 well-advisedly1525 cannily1581 discreet1592 prudentially1641 discreetfully1737 c1390 W. Hilton Mixed Life (Vernon) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 269 Wysli & discretli þei departed heore good [Horstmann corrects to lyuyng] in two. a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 151 Nor hit is ease to be estemed, howe mony men mey be rewarded with offices, and how gretly, yff thai be discretly geuen. a1500 (?1382) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 170 Crist askes two þinges of þin almes, þat þou do it in hys name, and also discretly. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. vi. f. vii Hauynge possession of the sayd Ile wele and discretly she rulyd it. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark xii. f. lxiij^v Iesus save howe that he answered discretly. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 240 Vse your manners discreetly in all kind of companies. View more context for this quotation 1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 53 Flowers of that Class, should be discreetly prun'd, where they mat too thick. 1729 J. Gay Polly i. i. 4 I must act discreetly and keep the affair a dead secret. 1775 S. Johnson Taxation no Tyranny 79 I could wish it more discreetly uttered. 1801 Gentlemen's Mag. Oct. 895/1 The young woman unmarried who during the year..has been most industrious, and conducted herself most discreetly and religiously. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 7 He never counted truth a treasure to be discreetly hidden in a napkin. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 32 Ellen remained discreetly silent. 1945 Flying June 144/3 Discreetly, an instructor should show a paternal interest in the student. 1989 T. Bodett End of Road iii. xxiii. 240 Mrs. Tuttle discreetly snuck off to bed without interrupting. 2011 New Yorker 14 Feb. 33/2 It's a happy invitation to gaze upon and discreetly gossip about the crowd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1390
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