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INDELICATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Verging on the indecent

Example:

an indelicate proposition

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

indecent (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct

Example:

indecorous behavior

Synonyms:

indecorous; indelicate

Classified under:

Adjectives

Also:

indecent (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters)

improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)

Sense 3

Meaning:

In violation of good taste even verging on the indecent

Example:

an off-color joke

Synonyms:

indelicate; off-color; off-colour

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)

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