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discretional

discretional adjective: discretionary.

Adjective

discretional (comparative more discretional, superlative most discretional)

  1. discretionary
    • That of their small force, some of the soldiers were superannuated, others invalid; therefore, since the course to be pursued was left discretional, their unanimous advice was, to remain where they were, and fortify themselves as strongly as possible.1873, Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie, Wau-bun
    • The Admiral, very apprehensive of her falling into the hands of the enemy, sent me with discretional orders to Captain Hood, that, should he not be able to get her off the shoal, he might put his men into the Thames, and burn the Venerable, making the signal at the same time for the Thames to close...1838, Sir John Ross, Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I

Forms of discretional

comparativemore discretional
superlativemost discretional

Origin of discretional

From discretion + -al.

Words formed from discretional

Questions about discretional

What does discretional mean?
Discretional means discretionary.
What part of speech is discretional?
Discretional is an adjective.

Words near discretional in the dictionary

  1. discreter
  2. discretest
  3. discretion
  4. discretion is the better part of valor
  5. discretion is the better part of valour
  6. discretional
  7. discretionalities
  8. discretionality
  9. discretionally
  10. discretionaries
  11. discretionarily

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