All 4 Uses of
discreet
in
Wide Sargasso Sea
- I turned to take her in my arms, I meant to undo the careful plaits, but as I did so there was a soft discreet knock.
Part 2discreet = trustworthy with secrets and/or inconspicuous or unobtrusive
- I happen to know now that she has not returned to Martinique, so I have written very discreetly to Hill, the white inspector of police in your town.
Part 2discreetly = in a manner that is unlikely to attract attention or cause embarrassment
- I read the end of Fraser's letter aloud: 'I have written very discreetly to Hill, the white inspector of police in your town.
Part 2
- I also told them to engage a staff of servants whom I was prepared to pay very liberally — so long as they keep their mouths shut, I thought — provided that they are discreet, I wrote.
Part 2 *discreet = trustworthy with secrets
Definition:
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(discreet as in: discreet--not showy or gossipy) trustworthy with secrets or subtle (not attracting attention)editor's notes: This sense of discreet sometimes indicates that something is small (so as not to attract attention) as in "discreet earrings."