English-Thai Dictionary
indelicate
ADJ หยาบ ซึ่ง ไม่ อ่อนโยน ซึ่ง แข็งกระด้าง coarse crude tactless delicate yab
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
INDELICATE
a.Wanting delicacy; indecent; but it expresses less than indecent; as an indelicate word or expression; indelicate behavior; indelicate customs. 1. Offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind.
INDELICATELY
adv. Indecently; in a manner to offend against good manners or purity of mind.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
INDELICATE
In *del "i *cate, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. F. indélicat. ]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
indelicate
in del i cate |inˈdelikit ɪnˈdɛləkət | ▶adjective 1 having or showing a lack of sensitive understanding or tact: forgive me asking an indelicate question, but how are you for money? 2 slightly indecent: an earthy, often indelicate sense of humor. DERIVATIVES in del i cate ly adverb
Oxford Dictionary
indelicate
in |deli |cate |ɪnˈdɛlɪkət | ▶adjective 1 having or showing a lack of sensitive understanding or tact: forgive me asking an indelicate question, but how are you off for money? 2 slightly indecent: an earthy, often indelicate sense of humour. DERIVATIVES indelicately adverb
American Oxford Thesaurus
indelicate
indelicate adjective 1 an indelicate question: insensitive, tactless, inconsiderate, undiplomatic, impolitic. ANTONYMS tactful. 2 an indelicate sense of humor: vulgar, rude, crude, tasteless, bawdy, racy, risqué, ribald, earthy, indecent, improper, naughty, indecorous, off-color, dirty, smutty, raunchy. ANTONYMS polite, clean.
Oxford Thesaurus
indelicate
indelicate adjective 1 forgive me if I am indelicate in asking: insensitive, tactless, undiplomatic, impolitic, indiscreet. ANTONYMS tactful. 2 an indelicate sense of humour: vulgar, coarse, rude, gross, crude, bawdy, racy, risqué, ribald, Rabelaisian, earthy, indecent, improper, indecorous, unseemly, unrefined, off colour, obscene, dirty, filthy, impure, smutty, lewd, salacious, raw, lascivious, licentious; informal blue, naughty, near the knuckle /bone, nudge-nudge, raunchy; Brit. informal fruity, saucy. ANTONYMS clean; polite.
French Dictionary
indélicatement
indélicatement adv. adverbe Malhonnêtement.
indélicatesse
indélicatesse n. f. nom féminin 1 Impolitesse. 2 Malversation. : Il a commis une indélicatesse.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
indelicate
in del i cate /ɪndélɪkət /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆下品な, 野卑な (!時にみだらな言動などをさす遠回しな表現 ) ; 無神経な .~ly 副詞