Indelicate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  indelicate
       adj 1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an
              indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn: {off-color},
               {off-colour}]
       2: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct;
          "indecorous behavior" [syn: {indecorous}] [ant: {decorous}]
       3: verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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