indiscreet
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- indiscreetly adverb
- indiscreetness noun
Etymology
Origin of indiscreet
1375–1425; late Middle English indiscret (probably < Middle French ) < Latin indiscrētus undivided; indiscrete
Example Sentences
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Her essential judgments on persons and events, as quoted, make her look wise and perceptive, which is her general reputation, but she was also indiscreet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
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.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023
She speaks in long, unbroken streams of consciousness that are both delightfully indiscreet and touchingly vulnerable.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023
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.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023
My relief at Maxim’s arrival would be tempered by the fear that they might say something indiscreet, and I became dumb at once, a set smile on my lips, my hands in my lap.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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