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 Definitions of indelicate  [ɪnˈdɛl ɪ kɪt]  

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Definition of 'indelicate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) indelicate
rather offensive to propriety or decency; improper:
indelicate language.

2.  indelicate
lacking sensitivity; tactless.


Definition of 'indelicate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) indelicate, off-color, off-colour
in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
"an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"

2. (adj) indecorous, indelicate
lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
"indecorous behavior"

3. (adj) indelicate
verging on the indecent
"an indelicate proposition"


Definition of 'indelicate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) indelicate
not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior



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