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indiscreet

in di skreet

  • a  lacking discretion; injudicious
    her behavior was indiscreet at the very best

  • In 1891, the Duke of Clarence, son to King Edward VII, paid 200 to secure indiscreet letters he had sent to a prostitute.
  • This could have meant he was worried about being indiscreet, or it could have meant he was late for a meeting or something else.
  • Cooper writes this could have meant he was worried about being indiscreet or just late for a meeting or something else.
News & Articles

  • Anthony Weiner: Does He Have What It Takes To Lead?
    Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, the guy who was forced to resign from his Congressional seat because he had sent indiscreet pictures of himself to women other than his wife, is now running for mayor of New York, perhaps in an effort to redeem himself.
    June 13, 2013 - Forbes
Quotes

  • Conrad Black in Canada.com
    We don't want a large institutional shareholder like Tweedy Browne flapping around in such an agitated and indiscreet state,Black wrote to the two members of the company's audit committee whose job it was to approve such payments. "I will...
  • Kuldip Nayar in Thaindian.com (blog)
    After Rahul Gandhi started his campaign in Uttar Pradesh, the prime minister said he was the 'future of India'. I did not like it. It was an indiscreet statement to make,said Kuldip Nayar, columnist and a former Rajya Sabha MP.

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