indelicate 音標拼音: [ɪnd'ɛlɪkət]
a . 下流的,無教養的,卑鄙的,不雅的
下流的,無教養的,卑鄙的,不雅的
indelicate adj 1 :
in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent ;
"
an indelicate remark "; "
an off -
color joke " [
synonym :
{
indelicate }, {
off -
color }, {
off -
colour }]
2 :
lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct ;
"
indecorous behavior " [
synonym : {
indecorous }, {
indelicate }] [
ant :
{
decorous }]
3 :
verging on the indecent ; "
an indelicate proposition "
Indelicate \
In *
del "
i *
cate \,
a . [
Pref .
in -
not delicate :
cf .
F .
ind ['
e ]
licat .]
Not delicate ;
wanting delicacy ;
offensive to good manners ,
or to purity of mind ;
coarse ;
rude ;
as ,
an indelicate word or suggestion ;
indelicate behavior . --
Macaulay . --
{
In *
del "
i *
cate *
ly },
adv .
Syn :
Indecorous ;
unbecoming ;
unseemly ;
rude ;
coarse ;
broad ;
impolite ;
gross ;
indecent ;
offensive ;
improper ;
unchaste ;
impure ;
unrefined .
[
1913 Webster ]
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "
indelicate ":
callow ,
chintzy ,
crude ,
improper ,
in bad taste ,
inappropriate ,
indecent ,
indecorous ,
indiscreet ,
inelegant ,
lewd ,
malodorous ,
offensive ,
rough ,
rude ,
tasteless ,
unbecoming ,
unbeseeming ,
uncouth ,
undecorous ,
undignified ,
unfitting ,
ungenteel ,
ungodly ,
unseemly ,
unsuitable ,
untasteful ,
untoward ,
vulgar ,
wanton
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