| ADJECTIVE | all | indelicate, off-color, off-colour | in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent |
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| all | indelicate, indecorous | lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct | |
| all | indelicate | verging on the indecent |
| Sounds | ihndeh'lihkaht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | In violation of good taste even verging on the indecent. | |
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| Example | "an indelicate remark" | |
| Synonyms | off-color, off-colour | |
| Broader | tasteless | lacking aesthetic or social taste |
| Spanish | indelicado | |
| Meaning | lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct. | |
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| Synonym | indecorous | |
| See also | improper | not suitable or right or appropriate |
| indecent | Offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters | |
| Opposite | decorous | Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct |
| Spanish | delicado, indecoroso | |
| Meaning | verging on the indecent. | |
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| Example | "an indelicate proposition" | |
| Broader | indecent | Offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters |
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