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indelicate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈdɛlɪkət/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈdɛlɪkɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in del′i kit)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•del•i•cate /ɪnˈdɛlɪkɪt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. rather offensive; rude:indelicate language.
in•del•i•ca•cy /ɪnˈdɛlɪkəsi/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]showing his indelicacy by telling a dirty joke at the table.[countable]his many indelicacies in public.
in•del•i•cate•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•del•i•cate  (in del′i kit),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency;
    improper, unrefined, or coarse:indelicate language.
  2. not delicate;
    lacking delicacy;
    rough.
  • in-3 + delicate 1735–45
in•del′i•cate•ly, adv. 
in•del′i•cate•ness, n. 
    1. indecorous, untactful, gauche, rude.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
indelicate /ɪnˈdɛlɪkɪt/ adj
  1. coarse, crude, or rough
  2. offensive, embarrassing, or tasteless
inˈdelicacy, inˈdelicateness n inˈdelicately adv
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