indelicate
11indelicate — indelicately, adv. indelicateness, n. /in del i kit/, adj. 1. offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language. 2. not delicate; lacking delicacy; rough. [1735 45; IN 3 …
12indelicate — in|del|i|cate [ınˈdelıkıt] adj formal likely to embarrass or shock people = ↑rude ▪ an indelicate comment >indelicacy n [U] …
13indelicate — adjective likely to embarrass or shock people: He made an indelicate remark at the dinner table. indelicately adverb indelicacy noun (U) …
14indelicate — in•del•i•cate [[t]ɪnˈdɛl ɪ kɪt[/t]] adj. 1) rather offensive to propriety or decency; improper: indelicate language[/ex] 2) lacking sensitivity; tactless …
15indelicate — adjective Date: 1742 not delicate: a. (1) lacking in or offending against propriety ; improper (2) verging on the indecent ; coarse b. marked by a lack of feeling for the sensibilities of others ; tactless Synonyms: see indecorous • indelicate …
16indelicate — adjective a) Improper or immodest. b) Coarse or tasteless …
17indelicate — Synonyms and related words: callow, chintzy, crude, improper, in bad taste, inappropriate, indecent, indecorous, indiscreet, inelegant, lewd, malodorous, offensive, rough, rude, tasteless, unbecoming, unbeseeming, uncouth, undecorous, undignified …
18indelicate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immodest; gross, unrefined, coarse. See vulgarity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. improper, coarse, tactless; see coarse 2 , lewd 1 , tactless . See Synonym Study at coarse , improper . III (Roget s 3… …
19indelicate — in|del|i|cate [ ın delıkət ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY rude and likely to offend people ╾ in|del|i|cate|ly adverb …
20indelicate — in del·i·cate || ɪn delɪkÉ™t adj. lacking delicacy; insensitive; indecorous, tasteless, rude, offensive; crude, coarse …
