Meaning of INDELICATE
| Pronunciation: | | in'delukit
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- [adj] verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"
- [adj] lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior"
- [adj] in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"
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| | Synonyms: | | in poor taste(p), indecent, indecorous, off-color, off-colour, tasteless |
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| | Antonyms: | | decorous | | |
| | See Also: | | improper | |
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| | Definition: | | \In*del"i*cate\, a. [Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. F.
ind['e]licat.]
Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or
to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or
suggestion; indelicate behavior. --Macaulay. --
{In*del"i*cate*ly}, adv.
Syn: Indecorous; unbecoming; unseemly; rude; coarse; broad;
impolite; gross; indecent; offensive; improper;
unchaste; impure; unrefined.
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| | Related Terms: | | callow, chintzy, crude, improper, in bad taste, inappropriate, indecent, indecorous, indiscreet, inelegant, lewd, malodorous, offensive, rough, rude, tasteless, unbecoming, unbeseeming, uncouth, undecorous, undignified, unfitting, ungenteel, ungodly, unseemly, unsuitable, untasteful, untoward, vulgar, wanton |
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