indiscrete

See also: indiscrète

English

Etymology

From Latin indiscretus (“unseparated”). See indiscreet.

Adjective

indiscrete (comparative more indiscrete, superlative most indiscrete)

1. Not discrete mathematically.
2. Not divided into discrete parts.
   • 1782, Thomas Pownall, A Treatise on the Study of Antiquities:

     an indiscrete mass of confused matter

3. Obsolete form of indiscreet.
   • May 18, 1670, Henry Stubbe, letter to Robert Boyle

     and amidst these perplexities I did resolve to proceed , if that they would be so indiscrete , as not to disclaim those two books

Usage notes

In modern standard spelling, indiscrete (not divided into discrete parts) is not to be confused with indiscreet (conspicuous; incautious).

Synonyms

• nondiscrete

Anagrams

• cretinised, indiscreet, iridescent