discretional

[dih-skresh-uh-nl]

adjective

1. discretionary.

Other Word Forms

• discretionally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of discretional¹

First recorded in 1650–60; discretion + -al ¹

Example Sentences

They asked agency officials to justify what they consider changes to the requirements for Afghans to prove they need parole despite the agency’s discretional authority.

From Los Angeles Times

The meetings are mandatory for youth concurrently involved in both systems, but discretional for the other subset of youth.

From Washington Times

“The law ended up being discretional, not objective,” Campos said, adding that too often users are prosecuted as traffickers.

From Seattle Times

“The law ended up being discretional, not objective,” Campos said, adding that too often users are prosecuted as traffickers.

From Washington Times

Starting next year, teams will have up to $2.8 million in additional “discretional” TAM money that can be spent annually out of their own funds.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• spontaneous