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discreetly

/dᵻˈskritli/ adverb C1
  1. Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly.
  2. Inconspicuously.
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I stowed them all discreetly away in my overcoat and drove straight to the address given.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 27 · B2
His ten dollars, discreetly expended, would enable the two to dine very well indeed.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 29 · C1

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