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Discretional vs Discretionary - What's the difference?

discretional | discretionary |

As adjectives the difference between discretional and discretionary

is that discretional is discretionary while discretionary is available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.

discretional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • discretionary
  • *{{quote-book, year=1873, author=Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie, title=Wau-bun, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage=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. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1838, author=Sir John Ross, title=Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage=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 with the Venerable as soon as possible. }}

    discretionary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
  • discretionary income
    discretionary powers

    Derived terms

    * discretionary spending * nondiscretionary * nondiscretionary spending

    See also

    * abuse