Dictionary Definition
indelicate adj
1 in violation of good taste even verging on the
indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn:
off-color,
off-colour]
2 lacking propriety and good taste in manners and
conduct; "indecorous behavior" [syn: indecorous] [ant: decorous]
3 verging on the indecent; "an indelicate
proposition"
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English
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See also
indelicate in French: Impropre
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
callow,
chintzy, crude, improper, in bad taste,
inappropriate,
indecent, indecorous, indiscreet, inelegant, lewd, malodorous, offensive, rough, rude, tasteless, unbecoming, unbeseeming, uncouth, undecorous, undignified, unfitting, ungenteel, ungodly, unseemly, unsuitable, untasteful, untoward, vulgar, wanton