Indiscreet

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:23:52

In`dis*creet" (?), a. [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr. L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See In- not, and Discreet, and cf. Indiscrete.]

Not discreet; wanting in discretion.

So drunken, and so indiscreet an officer. Shak.

Syn. -- Imprudent; injudicious; inconsiderate; rash; hasty; incautious; heedless; undiscerning; foolish.

-- In`dis*creet"ly, adv. -- In`dis*creet"ness, n.

 

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