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unbecoming suggests behavior or language that does not suit one's character or status. conduct unbecoming to an officer. indelicate implies a lack of modesty or of tact or of refined perception of feeling. indelicate expressions for bodily functions.
INDELICATE definition: 1. Indelicate words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive: 2…. Learn more.
Indelicate definition: offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse. See examples of INDELICATE used in a sentence.
indelicate in American English. (ɪnˈdelɪkɪt) adjective. 1. offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse. indelicate language. 2. not delicate; lacking delicacy; rough. SYNONYMS 1. indecorous, untactful, gauche, rude.
Indelicate things are offensive or rude. If you tell an indelicate joke to your sweet, old-fashioned great-grandmother, it'll make her blush.
1. Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse: an indelicate joke. See Synonyms at unseemly. 2. Lacking in consideration for the feelings of others; tactless. in·del′i·ca·cy (ĭ-kə-sē) n. in·del′i·cate·ly adv.
Definition of indelicate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
