Wanting+in+delicacy

  • 1indelicate — a. 1. Wanting in delicacy, lacking in refined feeling, rude, intrusive, deficient in regard for the delicacy of others, deficient in proper reserve. 2. Indecorous, unbecoming, unseemly, coarse, gross, rude. 3. Immodest, indecent, unchaste or lewd …

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  • 2English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 3The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …

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  • 4Italian literature — is literature written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italians or in Italy in other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to modern Italian. Early… …

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  • 5Martin Van Buren: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Monday, March 4, 1837       The practice of all my predecessors imposes on me an obligation I cheerfully fulfill to accompany the first and solemn act of my public trust with an avowal of the principles that will guide me… …

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  • 6Indelicate — 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… …

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  • 7Indelicately — 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.… …

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  • 8weak — adjective Etymology: Middle English weike, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English wīcan to yield, Greek eikein to give way, Sanskrit vijate he speeds, flees Date: 14th century 1. lacking strength: as a. deficient in physical vigor ; feeble,… …

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  • 9Skye — Infobox Scottish island | GridReference=NG452319 celtic name=Audio|AntEileanSgitheanach.ogg|An t Eilean Sgitheanach norse name=Skíð meaning of name= Etymology unclear area=1,656.25 km² (639.21 sq mi) area rank=2 highest elevation= Sgurr Alasdair… …

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  • 10Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — This article is about the 19th century composer. For other uses, see Tchaikovsky (disambiguation). Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Nikolay Kuznetsov, 1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tcha …

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