INDELICATE


Meaning of INDELICATE in English

— indelicately , adv. — indelicateness , n.

/in del"i kit/ , 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.

[ 1735-45; IN- 3 + DELICATE ]

Syn. 1. indecorous, untactful, gauche, rude.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .