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Meanings of too discreet in English

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Usage of too discreet in English
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That said; being too discreet may seem to rankle at times too!
The South African
2
And a girl in your position, dearest Muriel, cannot be too discreet.
The Way of an Eagle
3
But he was too discreet to utter his mind aloud-he merely said:
Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
4
But he was too discreet and, still more, too shy to ask.
Crome Yellow
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If she does, she is far too discreet to say so.
Granny dan
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The Count was too discreet a man to press the point any further.
The Grey Lady
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The gallant horseman was too discreet to try to say anything more marked.
Captain Mansana & Mother's Hands
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He was too discreet to dream of proposing any more walks.
The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel
9
And sometimes people can be too discreet for their own good.'
Bag of Bones
10
More cameras in the ceiling, and, like before, not too discreet.
A knife edge
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She was too politic, too ambitious, too discreet, to make that immense mistake.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great Women
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The officers of the law were too discreet to permit that to be done.
The Lost Lady of Lone
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If it registered with the detective at all, he was too discreet to comment.
Driving Heat
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Speaker Gully was too discreet to have heard the words.
The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2
15
You have been too discreet and cautious to betray yourself.
The Lamp in the Desert
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I even took a turn at spear throwing, but was too discreet to win.
Montlivet
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