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Definition of Discreeter
1. discreet [adj] - See also: discreet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discreeter
Literary usage of Discreeter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's encyclopædia by Chambers W. and R., ltd (1874)
"... in politer, discreeter, the unaccented syllables are separated ; and in happier,
though they come together, they are of a kind readily to coalesce. ..."
2. Records of the Borough of Leicester: Being a Series of Extracts from the by Mary Bateson, William Henry Stevenson, John Edward Stocks (1901)
"... said town or borough, the precinct or limits of the same, the exceptions being
exceptée!, except before the aforesaid Mayor and four of the discreeter ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... the accent being on the first syllable, two unaccented syllables of discordant
character are thrown together; in politer, discreeter, ..."
4. The Fourth Book of Pilgrimages to Old Homes by Fletcher Moss (1908)
"widow was richer than ever; discreeter with children to rear and provide for;
and possibly, as a mother, more beautiful. She soon found another knight who ..."
5. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir. Richard Steele: With His by Henry R. Montgomery (1865)
"Well, I .... went to sit with Mr Addison, and offer the matter at distance to
him, as the discreeter person ; but found party had so possessed him, ..."
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