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    indelicacy
    /ɪnˈdɛlɪkəsi/

    noun

    • 1. a lack of sensitive understanding or tact: "the magazine printed the photographs with manifest indelicacy for commercial ends"
    • 2. the quality of being slightly indecent: "the play's cynicism and sexual indelicacy"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINDELICACY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    INDELICACY definition: 1. the fact that words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › indelicacyIndelicacy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : the quality or state of being indelicate. 2. : something that is indelicate. Synonyms. coarseness. commonness. crassness. crudeness. crudity. grossness. indelicateness. lowness. raffishness. rawness. roughness. rudeness. tastelessness. vulgarity. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of indelicacy in a Sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINDELICACY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    indelicacy meaning: 1. the fact that words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › indelicacyIndelicacy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    6 days ago · indelicacy Add to list. indelicacy. Other forms: indelicacies. Definitions of indelicacy. noun. the trait of being indelicate and offensive. see more. noun. an impolite act or expression.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › indelicacyIndelicacy - definition of indelicacy by The Free Dictionary

    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. in·del′i·cate·ly adv. in·del′i·cate·ness n.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINDELICACY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    INDELICACY definition: the quality of being indelicate | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › indelicacyINDELICACY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Indelicacy definition: the quality or condition of being indelicate.. See examples of INDELICACY used in a sentence.