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How to spell discreetly

Discreetly is spelled D-I-S-C-R-E-E-T-L-Y.

hear itdis·creet·ly/dɪ'skritli/adverbHidden vowels

What it means: In a quiet, careful way that avoids drawing attention.

In a sentence: She discreetly slipped the birthday card into her friend's backpack before lunch.

The part people get wrong

Spelled with double e (-eet) meaning careful, not -ete.

Same family: discreet. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

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