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Indelicate

Indelicate Meaning & Definition
Indelicate Definition And Meaning

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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