See Also: tottered(dictionary)

indiscreet (iou) and tottered (iou)


indiscreet (iou)



indiscreet adjective1. Also (earlier) indiscrete. LME.
[Latin indiscretus (see INDISCRETE adjective1) in medieval Latin sense 'careless, indiscreet'.]
Lacking discernment or sound judgement. LME-L17.
Injudicious or imprudent in speech or action; unwary, unthinking; not discreet, esp. about Other people's secrets. L16.
indiscreetly adverb LME.
indiscreetness noun M17.

tottered (iou)



tottered adjective.L16.
[Orig. a var. of TATTERED. Later assoc. with TOTTER verb.]
= TATTERED 1, 4. L16-L17.
Of a building or ship: battered and shaken, in a tottering condition. Cf. TATTERED 5. E17-E19.