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indelicate 音标拼音: [ɪnd'ɛlɪkət] a. 下流的,无教养的,卑鄙的,不雅的 下流的,无教养的,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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