About The Word Indelicate
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Indelicate
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What's The Definition Of Indelicate?
[adj] verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"
[adj] lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior" [adj] in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" Synonyms | Synonyms for Indelicate: in poor taste(p) | indecent | indecorous | off-color | off-colour | tasteless Related Terms | Find terms related to Indelicate: callow | chintzy | crude | improper | in bad taste | inappropriate | indecent | indecorous | indiscreet | inelegant | lewd | malodorous | offensive | rough | rude | tasteless | unbecoming | unbeseeming | uncouth | undecorous | undignified | unfitting | ungenteel | ungodly | unseemly | unsuitable | untasteful | untoward | vulgar | wanton See Also | improper Indelicate In Webster's Dictionary \In*del"i*cate\, a. [Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. F.
ind['e]licat.]
Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or
to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or
suggestion; indelicate behavior. --Macaulay. --
{In*del"i*cate*ly}, adv.
Syn: Indecorous; unbecoming; unseemly; rude; coarse; broad;
impolite; gross; indecent; offensive; improper;
unchaste; impure; unrefined.
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