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indelicate

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in·del·i·cate

   [in-del-i-kit]
adjective
1.
offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language.
2.
not delicate; lacking delicacy; rough.
Origin:
1735–45; in-3 + delicate

Related forms
in·del·i·cate·ly, adverb
in·del·i·cate·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. indecorous, untactful, gauche, rude.

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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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indelicate
1742, "offensive to propriety," from in- "not" + delicate (q.v.).
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