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