Indelicately

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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.
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