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  • 31indelicately — indelicate ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking sensitive understanding or tact. 2) slightly indecent. DERIVATIVES indelicacy noun indelicately adverb …

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  • 32indélicat — indélicat, ate [ ɛ̃delika, at ] adj. • 1773; de 1. in et délicat 1 ♦ Qui manque de délicatesse morale, de tact. ⇒ grossier. Homme indélicat. ⇒ goujat, mufle. « Il n y a rien de plus indélicat que de reprocher les services qu on a rendus » (Mme de …

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  • 33improper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indecent, bawdy, lewd, risqué; wrong, inapt, unsuitable, unfitting, incorrect, out of place, misplaced. See inexpedience, disagreement. Ant., proper, appropriate. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

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  • 34coarse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rough, harsh textured, coarse grained; uncouth, rude, crude, crass, vulgar, gross, unrefined; broad, bawdy, ribald. See roughness, discourtesy, impurity, texture. Ant., smooth, delicate, refined. II …

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  • 35indecorous — indecorous, improper, unseemly, indecent, unbecoming, indelicate are comparable when meaning not in conformity with the accepted standard of what is right or fitting or is regarded as good form. The first four words are in general the diametrical …

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  • 36indecorous — adjective Etymology: Latin indecorus, from in + decorus decorous Date: 1668 not decorous ; conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste • indecorously adverb • indecorousness noun Synonyms: indecorous, improper, unseeml …

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  • 37Indelicates — The Indelicates Gründung 2005 Genre Indie Website http://www.indelicates.com/ Aktuelle Besetzung Gitarre, Gesang Simon Indelicate (Simon Clayton) …

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  • 39off-color — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, improper, indelicate; risqué, racy, dirty. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. racy, spicy, indelicate; see risqué . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. risquee, improper, tasteless,… …

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  • 40delicate — [adj1] dainty, weak aerial, balmy, breakable, choice, delectable, delicious, delightful, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, faint, filmy, fine, fine grained, finespun, flimsy, fracturable, fragile, frail, frangible, gauzy, gentle, gossamery, graceful …

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