INDELICATE


Meaning of INDELICATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -li-kət ]

adjective

Date: 1742

: not delicate:

a.

(1) : lacking in or offending against propriety : improper

(2) : verging on the indecent : coarse

b. : marked by a lack of feeling for the sensibilities of others : tactless

Synonyms: see indecorous

• in·del·i·cate·ly adverb

• in·del·i·cate·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.