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indelicate
[ in-del-i-kit ]
adjective
- offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse:
indelicate language.
Synonyms: untactful, rude, gauche, indecorous
- not delicate; lacking delicacy; rough.
indelicate
/ ɪnˈdɛlɪkɪt /
adjective
- coarse, crude, or rough
- offensive, embarrassing, or tasteless
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Derived Forms
- inˈdelicately, adverb
- inˈdelicacy, noun
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Other Words From
- in·deli·cate·ly adverb
- in·deli·cate·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of indelicate1
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Example Sentences
Avoid lounging attitudes, they are indelicate, except in your own private apartment.
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"But no one would be indelicate enough to show a want of respect to their religious scruples," answered Harry.
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There was nothing unwomanly in flowing hair, there was nothing indelicate.
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He dimly comprehended, too, that her presence was an indelicate intrusion, but her intentions were so good!
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Such a demand, indelicate in its simplest form, had been further aggravated by a respectful but clear ultimatum.
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