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indelicate Definition

in·deli·cate (in del′i kit)

adjective

not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross

indelicate Related Forms
in·del′i·cately adverb in·del′i·cate·ness noun
indelicate Synonyms

indelicate

modif.

improper, coarse, tactless; see coarse 2, lewd 1, tactless. See syn. study at coarse, improper.

indelicate Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • too: Greig, who was sensitive to anything he considered too indelicate for publication, put a red pencil through some of the cruder ditties.
  • very: The blameless expression 'paying lip service ' translates into something very indelicate in German.

Used with adjective complement

  • consider: Greig, who was sensitive to anything he considered too indelicate for publication, put a red pencil through some of the cruder ditties.

Modifies a noun

  • question: Judging from some of the commentary from Vodafone would make you think an indelicate question had been asked.