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in·del·i·cate Listen to audio/ɪnˈdɛlɪkət/ adjective
[more indelicate; most indelicate] formal : not polite : having or showing bad manners or taste : rude
Many consider it indelicate to talk about such things in mixed company. an indelicate question
— in·del·i·ca·cy Listen to audio /ɪnˈdɛlɪkəsi/ noun, plural in·del·i·ca·cies [count, noncount]
Everyone was shocked by the indelicacy [=rudeness] of his questions.
— in·del·i·cate·ly adverb

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