indiscreet

[in-di-skreet]

adjective

1. not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection.

   an indiscreet remark.

   Synonyms: impolitic, incautious, imprudent

indiscreet

/ ˌɪndɪˈskriːt /

adjective

1. not discreet; imprudent or tactless

Other Word Forms

• indiscreetly adverb
• indiscreetness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indiscreet¹

1375–1425; late Middle English indiscret (probably < Middle French ) < Latin indiscrētus undivided; indiscrete

Example Sentences

She thought that he was proposing something indiscreet.

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She added that Dongguan is a small place and there was always a risk that people she knew - her parents, relatives and colleagues - would find out and think she was "indiscreet".

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The end came a few months after Eriksson fell into a Sunday tabloid newspaper's 'Fake Sheikh' sting, enjoying fine dining and vintage champagne before delivering a series of indiscreet revelations.

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So he put it on her forehead instead, but it trickled onto her nose, where it would have been indiscreet to wipe it away, however much it may have tickled.

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Squire said members were shockingly indiscreet in those days, often writing “dues” in the memo section, contradicting leaders’ statements that the group doesn’t collect membership fees.

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Related Words

• careless 
• hasty