Discreetly
Discreetly adverb - With discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint.
Rather and discreetly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Discreetly".
Nearby Words: discreet, discreetness
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Discreetly and rather are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discreetly" instead an adverb "Rather".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Canadian pop singer Lights is a huge World of Warcraft player (she plays a Death Knight, which is rather funny given her image); she's written an entire song that's discreetly about the game.
Source: One Of Us / Musical Freaks -
In Interesting Times, the Agatean Empire has definitely fallen into this, with murder via poisoning or assassination being an acceptable way of promotion (as long as it is discreetly done), powerful noble families, a rather insane Emperor, and rigid class stratification.
Source: Decadent Court - He frequently rebukes Tyrion for his use of whores, citing the shame he brings on his house, even though he is shown to (discreetly) use them himself, and may just object to Tyrion's flaunting his activities, rather than the activities themselves.
Source: Slut-Shaming
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