Discreet, discreetly, discretion
discreet (adjective) - behaving quietly and carefully, without drawing attention to oneself, in order to be polite, maintain privacy, or hide something
discreetly (adverb)
discretion (noun) - making careful decisions, having good judgement
* Discretion is the better part of valour. - A popular saying that means the bravest thing (valour) is to avoid being too brave, it is better to be careful and avoid taking risks.
Example sentences:
* For high level managers it is important to have discreet assistants who won't leak information to the press.
* The large company is making a few discreet inquiries about whether the property is on the market or not, trying to avoid a major contagion of speculation in the neighborhood.
* The job interview questions discreetly tried to determine whether the job candidate could be trusted or not.
* He bought the property with the insider information he had acquired at the firm at a discreet interval of time after leaving hte firm.
* Not wishing to condemn their friend, yet not wishing to incriminate themselves either,
they maintained a discreet silence during their friend's trial.
* The company made discreet inquiries about the firm they were hoping to acquire.
* Human resources discreetly inquired into the job candidate's background.
* When the manager took an important phone call, his staff discreetly slipped out of the office.
* Please exercise some discretion in dealing with this matter.
* Please proceed with discretion.
* How to resolve the matter is entirely at your discretion.
* Even with the utmost discretion, coworkers inevitably find out about office romances.
* "Modigliani did not gossip, he was too preoccupied and always discreet about his
love affairs."
* High society often announces important family events with a discreet notice in a prestigious publication.
* His coworkers had a discreet word with him about his continued absences at work.
* There is a certain discreet charm to the bourgeoisie.
* "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (name of a famous film by Luis Buñuel)
* A good manager must be able to tell when politeness is no longer effective and a show of force, however discreet, would be more appropriate.
* Discreet advertisements in the quality press are always to be preferred.
* Something discreet, quiet, and slightly formal, would be the best way to celebrate our wedding.
* He'd work alone and will be as discreet as you want.
* "His jacket was discreet and asexual."
* "While they sat there together, drinking and smoking, Lalage considered Andrew's looks with discreet dissecting pleasure."
* "She glanced at the discreet price tag and laughed."
* The operations of private capital firms are very discreet.
* We've tried to make our bistro a discrete little establishment.
* The diplomat engaged in discreet shuttle diplomacy between the various nations involved in the conflict.
* The manager suspected discreet goings-on between two members of the team.
* Don't raise any questions. Please be discreet.
* In Korea people waiting for a stall in a public bathroom offer a discreet little cough to signal that they are waiting.
* In all his discreet and circuitous solutions to problems around the office, people hardly noticed his presence.
