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INDELICATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Verging on the indecent
Example:
an indelicate proposition
Classified under:
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:
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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