indiscreet
- not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
Origin of indiscreet
Synonyms for indiscreet
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hasty, careless, foolish, heedless, imprudent, inconsiderate, insensitive, rash, reckless, unthinkingExamples from the Web for indiscreet
Contemporary Examples of indiscreet
The media is full of stories of careers and lives laid waste by indiscreet texts, emails, and other digital communications.
In the course of the conversation, I made a joke—an indiscreet joke, as I am all all too typically prone to do.
The indiscreet interest-rate impostors even sent seductive salvos over internal email.
It suggested she was indiscreet, had poor judgment, and was insensitive to different groups.
People are simply too disorganized and indiscreet to pull off a secret world-wide plot.
Historical Examples of indiscreet
Is it indiscreet to ask you whether you passed your evening agreeably?
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
Imogen was not heedless and indiscreet; she would not have sacrificed the dignity of innocence.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
Joseph is as greedy and as ravenous as Lucien, but not so frank or indiscreet.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, CompleteLewis Goldsmith
But is there any potion which might serve as a test of overboldness and excessive and indiscreet boasting?
LawsPlato
Of Charles's indiscreet escapade in the matter of Aquila nothing was said.
The Historical Nights' EntertainmentRafael Sabatini
indiscreet
- not discreet; imprudent or tactless
Word Origin and History for indiscreet
"imprudent, not discrete" (early 15c.) and indiscrete "not containing distinct parts" (c.1600) are both from Latin indiscretus "unseparated; indistinguishable, not known apart," the former via an Old French or Medieval Latin secondary sense. From in- "not" (see in- (1)) + discreet. Related: Indiscreetly; indiscreetness.