Indiscreet
(In`dis*creet") a. [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr. L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See
In- not, and Discreet, and cf. Indiscrete.] Not discreet; wanting in discretion.
So drunken, and so indiscreet an officer.
Shak. Syn. — Imprudent; injudicious; inconsiderate; rash; hasty; incautious; heedless; undiscerning; foolish.
— In`dis*creet"ly, adv. — In`dis*creet"ness, n.
Indiscrete
(In`dis*crete") a. [L. indiscretus unseparated. See Indiscreet.]
1. Indiscreet. [Obs.] Boyle.
2. Not discrete or separated; compact; homogenous.
An indiscrete mass of confused matter.
Pownall. Indiscretion
(In`dis*cre"tion) n. [Pref. in- not + discretion: cf. F. indiscrétion.]
1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence.
2. An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior.
Past indiscretion is a venial crime.
Cowper. Indiscriminate
(In`dis*crim"i*nate) a. Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making
any distinction; confused; promiscuous. "Blind or indiscriminate forgiveness." I. Taylor.
The indiscriminate defense of right and wrong.
Junius. — In`dis*crim"i*nate*ly, adv. Cowper.
Indiscriminating
(In`dis*crim"i*na`ting) a. Not discriminating. — In`dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly, adv.
Indiscrimination
(In`dis*crim`i*na"tion) n. Want of discrimination or distinction; impartiality. Jefferson.
Indiscriminative
(In`dis*crim"i*na*tive) a. Making no distinction; not discriminating.
Indiscussed
(In`dis*cussed") a. [Pref. in- not + discuss: cf. L. indiscussus.] Not discussed. [Obs.]
Donne.
Indispensability
(In`dis*pen`sa*bil"i*ty) n. [Cf. F. indispensabilité.] Indispensableness.
Indispensable
(In`dis*pen"sa*ble) a. [Pref. in- not + dispensable: cf. F. indispensable.]
1. Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.
2. (Eccl.) Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release or exemption. [R.]
The law was moral and indispensable.
Bp. Burnet. 3. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] Fuller.
Indispensableness
(In`dis*pen"sa*ble*ness), n. The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely
necessary. S. Clarke.
Indispensably
(In`dis*pen"sa*bly), adv. In an indispensable manner. "Indispensably necessary." Bp.
Warburton.
