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Adjective: discreet (discreeter,discreetest)  di'skreet
  1. Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
    "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace"
     
  2. Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
    "a discreet silence";
    - discerning
     
  3. Heedful of potential consequences
    "a discreet investor";
    - circumspect

Sounds like: discomfit, discomfortt, discret

Derived forms: discreeter, discreetest

See also: prudent, tactful

Antonym: indiscreet

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