What does indelicate mean?
Definitions for indelicate
ɪnˈdɛl ɪ kɪtin·del·i·cate
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Princeton's WordNet
indelicate, off-color, off-colouradjective
in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
"an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"
indecorous, indelicateadjective
lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
"indecorous behavior"
indelicateadjective
verging on the indecent
"an indelicate proposition"
Wiktionary
indelicateadjective
Improper or immodest.
indelicateadjective
Coarse or tasteless.
indelicateadjective
Tactless or undiplomatic.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Indelicateadjective
Wanting decency; void of a quick sense of decency.
Etymology: in and delicate.
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indelicate
Indelicate generally refers to something that is lacking in good taste, refinement, or sensitivity. It could pertain to behavior, actions, remarks, or situations that are considered inappropriate, rude, crude, offensive, or tactless.
Webster Dictionary
Indelicateadjective
not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Indelicate
in-del′i-kāt, adj. offensive to good manners or purity of mind: coarse.--n. Indel′icacy.—adv. Indel′icately.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of indelicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of indelicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of indelicate in a Sentence
E. M. Forster, "A Room with a View":
Have you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate, and yet at the same time - beautiful?
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- неделікатнийUkrainian
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