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discretional

[ dih-skresh-uh-nl ]

/ dɪˈskrɛʃ ə nl /

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adjective

discretionary.

Origin of discretional

First recorded in 1650–60; discretion + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM discretional

dis·cre·tion·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby discretional

discrepant, discrete, discrete variable, discretion, discretion is the better part of valor, discretional, discretionary, discretionary account, discretionary trust, discretization, discriminable

Example sentences from the Web for discretional

I have no idea of instructions, unless they are obeyed; a discretional power is incompatible with them.

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16) |Thomas Hart Benton
The pope, then, had this province only as cardinals have pensions from the king, which pensions are discretional.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 2 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)