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indiscreetin‧dis‧creet /ˌɪndɪˈskriːt◂/ adjective   - I did hear them talking about sales figures but it would be indiscreet of me to say any more.
- I wouldn't trust him with anything personal - he can be very indiscreet.
- Eleanor, on the other hand, was said to be beautiful and lively; she was certainly headstrong and indiscreet.
- Her mum would never had done anything so untidy or indiscreet, and she'd been a Tory all her life.
- Last July, in peak form, pirouetting on his toes and gesticulating wildly, he was wickedly funny and amazingly indiscreet.
- Rosa was embarrassed: it was remarkably indiscreet behaviour with his wife and daughter present.
- They have a tendency to be a bit too loud, too indiscreet, for certain company.
- This was no hardship, for he was marvellously outspoken and indiscreet about many things.
- Zsa Zsa was enchanting - whatever I said to her, she'd just giggle and become even more indiscreet.
said without thinking carefully enough► careless: careless remarks/talk/words etc said without thinking about what effect they might have, and so often causing trouble or embarrassment: · You say a few careless words to a neighbour and suddenly everyone knows about it.· Witnesses say the argument started after a careless remark about the victim's wife. ► tactless carelessly saying something that upsets or embarrasses someone, especially by mentioning something that it would be kinder or more polite not to talk about: · How could he be so tactless as to make jokes about funerals when her father's just died?it is tactless to do something: · I wanted to know about her divorce but thought it would be tactless to ask. ► indiscreet careless about what you say, especially by talking about things that should be kept secret: · I wouldn't trust him with anything personal - he can be very indiscreet.it is indiscreet of somebody to do something: · I did hear them talking about sales figures but it would be indiscreet of me to say any more. careless about what you say or do, especially by talking about things which should be kept secret OPP discreet:  It was very indiscreet of Colin to tell them about our plan. |