indelicate

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 indecorousindelicately adverbindelicateness noun

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  • 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. {In*del… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • indelicate — index blatant (obtrusive), disreputable, gross (flagrant), improper, inelegant, lewd, licentious …   Law dictionary

  • indelicate — (adj.) 1742, offensive to propriety, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + DELICATE (Cf. delicate). Related: Indelicately …   Etymology dictionary

  • indelicate — indecent, unseemly, improper, indecorous, unbecoming Analogous words: *coarse, gross, vulgar, obscene: *rude, rough, crude, callow, uncouth: lewd, wanton (see LICENTIOUS) Antonyms: delicate, refined Contrasted words: pure, modest, *chaste, decent …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • indelicate — [adj] obscene, vulgar base, brash, brutish, callow, coarse, crude, earthy, embarrassing, immodest, improper, indecent, indecorous, lewd, low, lowbred, off color*, offensive, outrageous, risqué, rude, suggestive, tasteless, unbecoming, unblushing …   New thesaurus

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

  • indelicate — [in del′i kit] adj. not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross SYN. COARSE, IMPROPER indelicately adv. indelicateness n …   English World dictionary

  • indélicate — ● indélicat, indélicate adjectif Qui n est pas délicat dans ses sentiments, ses manières, qui est fait ou dit sans délicatesse, qui manque aux bons usages : Un procédé indélicat. Qui est malhonnête, témoigne de malhonnêteté : Renvoyer un employé… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • indelicate — [[t]ɪnde̱lɪkət[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something or someone is indelicate, they are rude or embarrassing. [FORMAL] She really could not touch upon such an indelicate subject …   English dictionary

  • indelicate — adjective 1) an indelicate question Syn: insensitive, tactless, inconsiderate, undiplomatic, impolitic Ant: tactful 2) an indelicate sense of humor Syn: vulgar, rude …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • 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

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