- indelicately
- adverb see indelicate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
indelicately
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indelicately — indelicate ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking sensitive understanding or tact. 2) slightly indecent. DERIVATIVES indelicacy noun indelicately adverb … English terms dictionary
Indelicately — Indelicate In*del i*cate, a. [Pref. in not + delicate: cf. F. ind[ e]licat.] Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior. Macaulay.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indelicately — See indelicate. * * * … Universalium
indelicately — adverb In an indelicate manner … Wiktionary
indelicately — adv. without delicacy; insensitively; indecorously, tastelessly, rudely, offensively; crudely, coarsely … English contemporary dictionary
indelicately — in·del·i·cate·ly … English syllables
indelicately — See: indelicate … English dictionary
indelicately — adverb see indelicate … Useful english dictionary
indelicate — 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 … Universalium
indelicate — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
