discretional
[ dih-skresh-uh-nl ]
/ dɪˈskrɛʃ ə nl /
adjective
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Origin of discretional
First recorded in 1650–60; discretion + -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM discretional
dis·cre·tion·al·ly, adverbWords nearby discretional
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Example sentences from the Web for discretional
I have no idea of instructions, unless they are obeyed; a discretional power is incompatible with them.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)|Thomas Hart BentonThe pope, then, had this province only as cardinals have pensions from the king, which pensions are discretional.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 2 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)