Definition of indelicate Indelicate
/ɪndɛˈlɪkʌt/ - [indelikut] - in•del•i•cate
We found 8 definitions of indelicate from 4 different sources.
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What does indelicate mean?
WordNet
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| indelicate - verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition" | ||
| indelicate - in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" | ||
| off-color, off-colour | ||
| indelicate - lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior" | ||
| indecorous | ||
| improper not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the wrong things" | ||
| indecent offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- indelicate (a.)
Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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indelicate
in-del′i-kāt, adj. offensive to good manners or purity of mind: coarse.--n. Indel′icacy.—adv. Indel′icately
