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Meaning of 'indelicate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Indelicate [ a.]
- Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior.

Meaning of 'indelicate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . indelicate [ a]
Meaning (1):
- lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
Example in sentence:
  • indecorous behavior
2 . indelicate [ s]
Meaning (2):
- verging on the indecent
Example in sentence:
  • an indelicate proposition
Meaning (3):
- in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
Example in sentence:
  • an indelicate remark;
  • an off-color joke

Nearby Words:

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