indelicate

  • 71unseemly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unbecoming, unsuitable, unfitting, improper, indecent, indecorous, tasteless. See unconformity, vulgarity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In bad taste; said of conduct ] Syn. rude, improper, unbecoming …

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  • 72untoward — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inconvenient, perverse, troublesome; vexatious; ungraceful, awkward; unfavorable. See adversity, badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inappropriate] Syn. improper, unseemly, unfitting, unwarranted,… …

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  • 73rough — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not smooth] Syn. unequal, broken, coarse, choppy, ruffled, uneven, ridged, rugged, scabrous, irregular, unsanded, needing sanding, needing finishing, needing smoothing, not sanded, not smoothed, not finished, unfinished …

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  • 74vulgar — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking in refinement or taste] Syn. coarse, crude, crass, unrefined, uncouth, indelicate, boorish, uncultivated, gross, low, common, tasteless, inelegant, cheap, ostentatious, overdone, pretentious, gaudy, tacky*; see… …

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  • 75out-of-the-way — adj 1. distant, remote, secluded, outlying. See outlying. 2. unusual, uncommon, exceptional, extraordinary, singular, strange, curious, odd; eccentric, irregular, erratic, capricious, flighty, Inf. odd ball, idiosyncratic, unconventional,… …

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  • 76indelicacy — in•del•i•ca•cy [[t]ɪnˈdɛl ɪ kə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the quality or state of being indelicate 2) something indelicate • Etymology: 1705–15 …

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  • 77indelicacy — /ɪnˈdɛləkəsi/ (say in deluhkuhsee) noun (plural indelicacies) 1. the quality of being indelicate. 2. something indelicate …

  • 78coarse — [kôrs] adj. coarser, coarsest [specialized var. of COURSE in sense of “ordinary or usual order” as in of course] 1. of inferior or poor quality; common [coarse fare] 2. consisting of rather large elements or particles [coarse sand] 3. not fine or …

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  • 79improper — [im präp′ər] adj. [OFr impropre < L improprius: see IN 2 & PROPER] 1. not suitable for or consistent with the purpose or circumstances; poorly adapted; unfit 2. not in accordance with the truth, fact, or rule; wrong; incorrect 3. contrary to… …

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  • 80indelicacy — [in del′i kə sē] n. 1. the quality of being indelicate 2. pl. indelicacies something indelicate …

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