Discourteous, dis-kurt′yus, adj. wanting in good manners; uncivil: rude.—adv. Discourt′eously.—ns. Discourt′eousness, Discourt′esy. [O. Fr. descourtois, des—L. dis, neg., cortois, courteous.]
Discous, disk′us, adj. disc-like: broad: flat.
Discover, dis-kuv′ėr, v.t. to uncover: to lay open or expose: to exhibit: to make known: to find out: to espy.—adj. Discoverable.—ns. Discov′erer; Discov′ery, the act of finding out: the thing discovered. [O. Fr. descouvrir, des—L. dis, away, couvrir, to cover.]
Discovert, dis-kuv′ert, adj. (law) not under the bonds of matrimony, either of a spinster or widow.—n. Discov′erture. [Lit. uncovered, unprotected; O. Fr. descovert. See Discover.]
Discredit, dis-kred′it, n. want of credit: bad credit: ill-repute: disgrace.—v.t. to refuse credit to, or belief in: to deprive of credibility: to deprive of credit: to disgrace.—adj. Discred′itable, not creditable: disgraceful.—adv. Discred′itably.
Discreet, dis-krēt′, adj. having discernment: wary: circumspect: prudent.—adv. Discreetly.—n. Discreet′ness. [O. Fr. discret—L. discrētus—discernĕre, to separate, to perceive.]
Discrepancy, dis-krep′an-si, or dis′krep-an-si, n. disagreement, variance of facts or sentiments—(obs.) Discrep′ance.—adj. Discrep′ant, contrary, disagreeing. [Through Fr. from L. discrepan(t)s, different—dis, asunder, and crepans, pr.p. of crepāre, to sound.]
Discrete, dis-krēt′, adj. separate: consisting of distinct parts: referring to distinct objects—opposite of concrete.—adv. Discrete′ly.—n. Discrete′ness.—adj. Discret′ive, separating: disjunctive.—adv. Discret′ively. [A doublet of discreet.]
Discretion, dis-kresh′un, n. quality of being discreet: prudence: liberty to act at pleasure.—adjs. Discre′tional, Discre′tionary, left to discretion: unrestricted,—advs. Discre′tionally, Discre′tionarily.—Age, Years, of discretion, mature years; At discretion, according to one's own judgment; Be at one's discretion, to be completely under another person's power or control; Surrender at discretion, to surrender unconditionally, that is, to another's discretion. [Through Fr. from L. discretion-em, discernĕre, -crētum.]
Discriminate, dis-krim′i-nāt, v.t. to note the difference: to distinguish: to select from others.—v.i. to make a difference or distinction: to distinguish.—adv. Discrim′inately.—p.adj. Discrim′inating, noting distinctions: gifted with judgment and penetration.—adv. Discrim′inatingly.—n. Discriminā′tion, act or quality of distinguishing: acuteness: discernment, judgment.—adj. Discrim′inative, that marks a difference: characteristic: observing distinctions.—adv. Discrim′inatively.—n. Discrim′inātor. [L. discrimināre, -ātum—discrimen, discriminis, that which separates, discernĕre, discern.]