indiscreet

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I am nothing But don't you think it would be indiscreet, dear, to have such a man come here Why--indiscreet A man who has been in prison!"

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  1. adjective Lacking discretion; injudicious: an indiscreet remark.

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  1. = French indiscret = Spanish Portuguese Italian indiscreto; as in- + discreet.
 

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/ɪndɪsˈkrit/
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