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   indelicate

   /ɪnˈdɛlɪkət/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a lack of sensitive understanding or tact: "forgive me asking an indelicate question, but how are you off for money?" Similar insensitivetactlessundiplomaticimpoliticindiscreetOpposite tactful
   • 2. slightly indecent: "an earthy, often indelicate sense of humour" Similar vulgarcoarserudegrosscrudebawdyracyrisquéribaldRabelaisianearthyindecentimproperindecorousunseemlyunrefinedoff colourobscenedirtyfilthyimpuresmuttylewdsalaciousrawlasciviouslicentiousinformal:bluenaughtynear the knuckle/bonenudge-nudgeraunchyfruitysaucyOpposite cleanpolite

   Derivatives

   • 1. indelicately adverb

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   unbecoming suggests behavior or language that does not suit one's character or status. conduct unbecoming to an officer. indelicate implies a lack of modesty or of tact or of refined perception of feeling. indelicate expressions for bodily functions.

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   INDELICATE definition: 1. Indelicate words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive: 2…. Learn more.

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   Indelicate definition: offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse. See examples of INDELICATE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINDELICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. indelicately (inˈdelicately) adverb. Word Frequency. indelicate in American English. (ɪnˈdɛlɪkɪt ) adjective. not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross. SIMILAR WORDS: coarse, imˈproper. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   Indelicate things are offensive or rude. If you tell an indelicate joke to your sweet, old-fashioned great-grandmother, it'll make her blush.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › indelicateindelicate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of indelicate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   in·del·i·cate. (ĭn-dĕl′ĭ-kĭt) adj. 1. Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse: an indelicate joke. See Synonyms at unseemly. 2. Lacking in consideration for the feelings of others; tactless. in·del′i·ca·cy (ĭ-kə-sē) n.