indelicate

Speech parts

1. indelicate - Adjective

2. indelicate - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior.

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Examples

All the great sages are as despotic as generals, and as ignorant and as indelicate as generals, because they feel secure of impunity. Anton Chekhov

I do not mean to seem indelicate or ungrateful," said Linette Owens, "but are you a dangerous lunatic? Cassandra Clare

The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly. Imogene Coca

First of all, just because the Tea Party people appear to be generally uneducated, ignorant about the political process, ignorant about economics, confused about their own platform from the beginning, and indelicate when it comes to the craft of diplomacy, doesn't mean they're wrong. Steven Van Zandt

indecorous behavior Source: Internet

an indelicate proposition Source: Internet

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