indelicate

indelicate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. immodest; gross, unrefined, coarse. See vulgarity.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. improper, coarse, tactless; see coarse 2 , lewd 1 , tactless .
See Synonym Study at coarse , improper .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
coarse, rough, crude, gross, offensive, indecorous, tactless, unrefined, indecent, immodest, rude, lewd.
ANT.: delicate, refined, decent
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not in keeping with conventional mores: immodest, improper, indecent, indecorous, naughty, unbecoming, unbefitting, unseemly, untoward. Idiom: out of line. See USUAL. 2. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar. See COURTESY, SMOOTH. 3. Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others: brash, clumsy, gauche, impolitic, maladroit, tactless, undiplomatic, unpolitic, untactful. See ABILITY, COURTESY.

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  • indelicate — index blatant (obtrusive), disreputable, gross (flagrant), improper, inelegant, lewd, licentious …   Law dictionary

  • indelicate — (adj.) 1742, offensive to propriety, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + DELICATE (Cf. delicate). Related: Indelicately …   Etymology dictionary

  • indelicate — indecent, unseemly, improper, indecorous, unbecoming Analogous words: *coarse, gross, vulgar, obscene: *rude, rough, crude, callow, uncouth: lewd, wanton (see LICENTIOUS) Antonyms: delicate, refined Contrasted words: pure, modest, *chaste, decent …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • indelicate — [adj] obscene, vulgar base, brash, brutish, callow, coarse, crude, earthy, embarrassing, immodest, improper, indecent, indecorous, lewd, low, lowbred, off color*, offensive, outrageous, risqué, rude, suggestive, tasteless, unbecoming, unblushing …   New thesaurus

  • indelicate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking sensitive understanding or tact. 2) slightly indecent. DERIVATIVES indelicacy noun indelicately adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • indelicate — [in del′i kit] adj. not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross SYN. COARSE, IMPROPER indelicately adv. indelicateness n …   English World dictionary

  • indélicate — ● indélicat, indélicate adjectif Qui n est pas délicat dans ses sentiments, ses manières, qui est fait ou dit sans délicatesse, qui manque aux bons usages : Un procédé indélicat. Qui est malhonnête, témoigne de malhonnêteté : Renvoyer un employé… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • indelicate — [[t]ɪnde̱lɪkət[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something or someone is indelicate, they are rude or embarrassing. [FORMAL] She really could not touch upon such an indelicate subject …   English dictionary

  • indelicate — adjective 1) an indelicate question Syn: insensitive, tactless, inconsiderate, undiplomatic, impolitic Ant: tactful 2) an indelicate sense of humor Syn: vulgar, rude …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • indelicate — 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 …   Universalium

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