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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.
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.
Indelicate things are offensive or rude. If you tell an indelicate joke to your sweet, old-fashioned great-grandmother, it'll make her blush.
Definition of indelicate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
indelicate meaning, definition, what is indelicate: likely to embarrass or shock people: Learn more.
Synonyms for INDELICATE: inappropriate, improper, indiscreet, tactless, injudicious, careless, imprudent, inadvisable; Antonyms of INDELICATE: advisable, wise, judicious, prudent, discreet, appropriate, sound, logical
offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language. not delicate; lacking delicacy; rough. in - 3 + delicate 1735–45. in•del′i•cate•ly, adv. in•del′i•cate•ness, n. 1. indecorous, untactful, gauche, rude.
