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indelicate

[in-del-i-kit]

adjective

  1. offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse.

    indelicate language.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. not delicate; lacking delicacy; rough.



indelicate

/ ɪˈɛɪɪ /

adjective

  1. coarse, crude, or rough

  2. offensive, embarrassing, or tasteless

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Other Word Forms

  • indelicately adverb
  • indelicateness noun
  • ˈٱ adverb
  • ˈ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of indelicate1

First recorded in 1735–45; in- 3 + delicate
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It’s tantalizingly oddball and indelicate: a combined daymare and night odyssey that scratches until a feral hidden strength is revealed in the misfit main character, captivatingly played by Indian star Radhika Apte.

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Fisher, whose net worth is estimated by Forbes to be $3 billion, is the quintessential member of the Lucky Sperm Club, not to be indelicate.

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From its playfully inventive opening to its flash-forward finale, Thomas Hardiman’s wild — and wildly impressive — first feature, set during a British regional hairdressing competition, is a proudly indelicate, painstakingly structured pleasure.

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It’s not the first time a Bank of England official has been criticized for indelicate suggestions on how to hold down inflation.

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Forgive his indelicate language; do not forgive those who resent the fact that the Masterman School once was a rake.

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