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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 Opposite
- 2. slightly indecent: "an earthy, often indelicate sense of humour" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
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.
Definition of 'indelicate' Word Frequency. indelicate. (ɪndelɪkət ) adjective. If something or someone is indelicate, they are rude or embarrassing. [formal] She really could not touch upon such an indelicate subject. Synonyms: offensive, indecent, vulgar, low More Synonyms of indelicate. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Indelicate things are offensive or rude. If you tell an indelicate joke to your sweet, old-fashioned great-grandmother, it'll make her blush.
adjective. /ɪnˈdelɪkət/ (formal) likely to be thought rude or embarrassing. an indelicate question. We studiously avoided the indelicate subject of her divorce. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
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.
May 28, 2024 · indelicate (comparative more indelicate, superlative most indelicate) Improper or immodest.
indelicate meaning, definition, what is indelicate: likely to embarrass or shock people: Learn more.
Indelicate definition: Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse.
