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in⋅dis⋅creet

  [in-di-skreet]
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–adjective
not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME indiscret (prob. < MF) < L indiscrētus undivided; see indiscrete

Related forms:
in⋅dis⋅creet⋅ly, adverb
in⋅dis⋅creet⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
imprudent, incautious, impolitic.
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in·dis·creet   (ĭn'dĭ-skrēt')   
adj.  Lacking discretion; injudicious: an indiscreet remark.
in'dis·creet'ly adv., in'dis·creet'ness n.
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Word Origin & History

indiscreet 
"imprudent, not discrete" (1413) and indiscrete "not containing distinct parts" (1608) are both from L. indiscretus "unseparated;" the former via an O.Fr. or M.L. secondary sense. Indiscretion as a euphemism for "immoral act" is from 1601.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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