noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The condition of being indelicate. uncountable
2. 2
   an impolite act or expression wordnet
3. 3
   An indelicate act or statement. countable
4. 4
   the trait of being indelicate and offensive wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

babbittrybad tasteboorishnessbourgeois tastecampcampiness

Etymology

From in- + delicacy.

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