DISCREETLY
\dɪskɹˈiːtli], \dɪskɹˈiːtli], \d_ɪ_s_k_ɹ_ˈiː_t_l_i]\
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with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint; "I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this"
By Princeton University
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