DISCREETNESS
DISCREETNESS, noun The quality of being discreet; discretion.
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DISCREPANCE
DISCREPANCE, DISCREPANCY, noun [Latin, to give a different sound, to vary, to jar; to creak. See Crepitate.] Difference; disagreement; contrariety; applicable to facts or opinions.
DISCREPANCY
DISCREPANCE, DISCREPANCY noun [Latin, to give a different sound, to vary, to jar; to creak. See Crepitate.] Difference; disagreement; contrariety; applicable to facts or opinion...
DISCREPANT
DISCREPANT, adjective Different; disagreeing; contrary.
DISCRETE
DISCRETE, adjective [Latin See Discreet.]1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. discrete proportion is when the ratio of two or more pairs of numbers or quantities is the same, but th...
DISCRETION
DISCRETION, noun [L, a separating. See Discreet.]1. Prudence, or knowledge and prudence; that discernment which enables a person to judge critically of what is correct and prope...
DISCRETIONAL
DISCRETIONARY, DISCRETIONAL adjective Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; that is to be directed or managed by discretion only. Thus, the Presiden...
DISCRETIONALLY
DISCRETIONARILY, DISCRETIONALLY adverb At discretion; according to discretion.
DISCRETIONARILY
DISCRETIONARILY, DISCRETIONALLY, adverb At discretion; according to discretion.
DISCRETIONARY
DISCRETIONARY, DISCRETIONAL, adjective Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; that is to be directed or managed by discretion only. Thus, the Preside...
DISCRETIVE
DISCRETIVE, adjective [See Discreet and Discrete.]1. Disjunctive; noting separation or opposition. In logic, a discretive proposition expresses some distinction, opposition or v...
DISCRETIVELY
DISCRETIVELY, adverb In a discretive manner.
DISCRIMINABLE
DISCRIMINABLE, adjective That may be discriminated.
DISCRIMINATE
DISCRIMINATE, verb transitive [Latin, difference, distinction; differently applied; Gr., Latin]1. To distinguish; to observe the difference between; as, we may usually discrimin...
DISCRIMINATED
DISCRIMINATED, participle passive Separated; distinguished.
DISCRIMINATELY
DISCRIMINATELY, adverb Distinctly; with minute distinction; particularly.
DISCRIMINATENESS
DISCRIMINATENESS, noun Distinctness; marked difference.
DISCRIMINATING
DISCRIMINATING, participle present tense1. Separating; distinguishing; marking with notes of difference.2.a. Distinguishing; peculiar; characterized by peculiar differences; as ...
DISCRIMINATION
DISCRIMINATION, noun1. The act of distinguishing; the act of making or observing a difference; distinction; as the discrimination between right and wrong.2. The state of being d...
DISCRIMINATIVE
DISCRIMINATIVE, adjective1. That makes the mark of distinction; that constitutes the mark of difference; characteristic; as the discriminative features of men.2. That observes d...
DISCRIMINATIVELY
DISCRIMINATIVELY, adverb With discrimination or distinction.
DISCRIMINOUS
DISCRIMINOUS, adjective Hazardous. [Not used.]
DISCUBITORY
DISCUBITORY, adjective [Latin, to lie down or lean.] Leaning; inclining; or fitted to a leaning posture.
DISCULPATE
DISCULPATE, verb transitive [Latin, a fault.] To free from blame or fault; to exculpate; to excuse.Neither does this effect of the independence of nations disculpate the author ...
DISCULPATED
DISCULPATED, participle passive Cleared from blame; exculpated.
DISCULPATING
DISCULPATING, participle present tense Freeing from blame; excusing.
DISCUMBENCY
DISCUMBENCY, noun [Latin See Discubitory.] The act of leaning at meat, according to the manner of the ancients.