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indelicacy

[in-del-i-kuh-see]

noun, plural -cies for 2.

the quality or condition of being indelicate.

something indelicate, as language or behavior.

Origin:
1705–15; in-³ + delicacy

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Indelicacy has a plethora of syllables.

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(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

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indelicate (ɪnˈdɛlɪkɪt)

—*adj*
1.	coarse, crude, or rough
2.	offensive, embarrassing, or tasteless

in'delicacy

—n

in'delicateness

—n

in'delicately

—*adv*

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