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indelicate Definition


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indelicate
adj
    1. Tending to embarrass or offend; in poor taste; immodest.
      Thesaurus: rude, embarrassing, crude, offensive, vulgar, indecent, obscene, suggestive, tasteless, unbecoming, unseemly; Antonym: proper, polite.
    2. Slightly coarse; rough.
Derivative: indelicacy
noun
    Derivative: indelicately
    adverb
      Etymology: 18c.



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