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Meanings of indiscreet in English

Portuguese
indiscreto

Lacking discretion; injudicious.

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        Usage of indiscreet in English
        1
        Two years had passed, and the indiscreet lifestyle had run its course.
        From dawn to deceit
        2
        Yet that was precisely the moment when his conduct became most indiscreet.
        The new yorker
        3
        He has been indiscreet in this as well as in other ways.
        Calvary Alley
        4
        Unless, of course-Heavenforbid!-theAdmiral had been indiscreet and rumors had spread.
        The lady elizabeth
        5
        I fear he was indiscreet, Sir Roger; I really fear he was.
        Doctor Thorne
        6
        If checking your records is indiscreet, you can always use the newspapers.
        Bangkok 8
        7
        Indeed, I may be indiscreet in saying as much as I do.
        The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama
        8
        Of Charles's indiscreet escapade in the matter of Aquila nothing was said.
        The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
        9
        She has been extremely indiscreet and her fortune hangs upon the Prince.
        Nonsense Novels
        10
        The other far too young not to be necessarily indiscreet and impulsive.
        Miriam Monfort / A Novel
        11
        But remember; one single indiscreet word, and you are a dead man.
        Gerfaut — Volume 3
        12
        No, on the whole perhaps it was indiscreet to probe too deeply.
        The Keeper of the Door
        13
        Perhaps Diana had betrayed it to Fred and Fred had been indiscreet.
        Anne of the Island
        14
        More than one indiscreet friend or acquaintance had remarked to Mr. Berners:
        Cruel As The Grave
        15
        If you have been indiscreet, the matter is out of your hands.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        16
        An indiscreet friend let Madame Marmet hear of it, and she fainted.
        The Red Lily — Volume 01
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