Word: indiscreetness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...open secret that Speaker Garner has been kept muzzled by his Democratic managers for discretion's sake. Told off to chaperon him was able, tactful Charles Hand, longtime secretary to indiscreet James John ("Jimmy") Walker. Unlike Vice President Curtis, the Democratic Nominee has not been allowed to stump the small time political circuits. While the Speaker was silent his rule of the House was built up by G. O. Partisans into a major campaign issue. Again & again President Hoover pointed to it with shuddering alarm as the kind of thing of which the country could expect a lot more...
...TIME, because of its superlative quality (originally), and brevity (always), is read not only by adults, but by a host of college and school students, whom it should strive to help by presenting the highest type of statesmanship, rather than by smearing its pages with the cheap verbosity of indiscreet politicians. McKlNLEY ROBBIXS...
Barrymore has been on the point of death in several recent pictures; it is his gruff demise which makes the end of this picture interesting. He is married to a Washington socialite (Karen Morley) who is extravagant and indiscreet. A public utilities lobbyist (C. Henry Gordon; finally forces him to retire from politics to save her reputation. Presently there is an investigation into Barrymore 's political maneuvers. He learns about his wife's in fidelity in time to expose the machinations of the utilities interests, dies of a broken heart. Good sound : applause and mutterings in the gallery...
Many perfumes, especially the heavy or oriental scents, are in themselves mildly anesthetic. They paralyze the olfactory nerves of the user so that she becomes indiscreet in the quantity that she uses, else she cannot perceive any scent at all: while those, unaccustomed to it, forced to endure her propinquity, experience far from pleasant effects, even to the extent of losing all relish for dinner. A hint that might be taken up by those desiring to reduce: a good strong whiff of certain scents will still pangs of hunger...
Certain she would say no naughty things, a young lady last week let an indiscreet young man demonstrate his hypnotic powers on her at a "psychology" party of Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.) students. When the proud young Svengali suggested "Wake up!" she failed to respond. Not until 45 min. later did she rouse herself naturally. The incident frightened the experimental psychologists so thoroughly that Adelene Bowie, dean of women, noticed the commotion. Forthwith she strictly forbade any more such pranks...