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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Indelicate \In*del"i*cate\, a. [Pref. in- not + delicate: cf F. ind['e]licat.] Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior. --Macaulay. -- {In*del"i*cate*ly}, adv Syn: Indecorous; unbecoming; unseemly; rude; coarse; broad; impolite; gross; indecent; offensive; improper; unchaste; impure; unrefined. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: indelicate adj 1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark" 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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