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indelicacy

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in⋅del⋅i⋅ca⋅cy

[in-del-i-kuh-see]
–noun, plural -cies for 2.
1. the quality or condition of being indelicate.
2. something indelicate, as language or behavior.

Origin:
1705–15; in- 3 + delicacy
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in·del·i·ca·cy   (ĭn-děl'ĭ-kə-sē)   
n.   pl. in·del·i·ca·cies
  1. The quality or condition of being indelicate.

  2. Something indelicate.

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