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indelicate
(encz) | indelicate,netaktní Jaroslav Šedivý |
Indelicate
(gcide) | 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.
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indelicate
(wn) | indelicate
adj 1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent;
"an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn:
indelicate, off-color, off-colour]
2: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct;
"indecorous behavior" [syn: indecorous, indelicate] [ant:
decorous]
3: verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition" |
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indelicately
(encz) | indelicately, |
Indelicate
(gcide) | 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.
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Indelicately
(gcide) | 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.
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