Definition of indelicacy Indelicacy

in•del•i•ca•cy

We found 6 definitions of indelicacy from 4 different sources.

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What does indelicacy mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: indelicacies

indelicacy - the trait of being indelicate and offensive
  improperness, impropriety an improper demeanor
indelicacy - an impolite act or expression
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • indelicacy (Noun)
    The condition of being indelicate.
  • indelicacy (Noun)
    An indelicate act or statement.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • indelicacy (n.)
    The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind.

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