discretely

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English discrete

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English discretely

From discrete + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkɹiːt.li/

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• Homophone: discreetly

Adverb

discretely (comparative more discretely, superlative most discretely)

1. As a separate independent unit.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:individually

Derived terms

• indiscretely

Related terms

• discreet
• discrete
• discreteness

Translations

as a separate independent unit

• Portuguese: discretamente (pt)
• Spanish: discretamente (es)

See also

• discreetly

Anagrams

• discreetly