'Indelicate' definitions:
Definition of 'indelicate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
In violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn: indelicate, off-color, off-colour]
adjective
Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior" [syn: indecorous, indelicate] [ant: decorous]
adjective
Verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"
Definition of 'Indelicate'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'indelicate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- callow,
- chintzy,
- crude,
- improper,
- in bad taste,
- inappropriate,
- indecent,
- indecorous,
- indiscreet,
- inelegant,
- lewd,
- malodorous,
- offensive,
- rough,
- rude,
- tasteless,
- unbecoming,
- unbeseeming,
- uncouth,
- undecorous,
- undignified,
- unfitting,
- ungenteel,
- ungodly,
- unseemly,
- unsuitable,
- untasteful,
- untoward,
- vulgar,
- wanton