indelicate in English

adjective
1
having or showing a lack of sensitive understanding or tact.
forgive me asking an indelicate question, but how are you for money?
synonyms:insensitivetactlessinconsiderateundiplomaticimpolitic
2
slightly indecent.
an earthy, often indelicate sense of humor
synonyms:vulgarrudecrudetastelessbawdyracyrisquéribaldRabelaisianearthyindecentimpropernaughtyindecorousoff-colordirtysmuttyraunchy
adjective

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "indelicate" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "indelicate", or refer to the context using the word "indelicate" in the English Dictionary.

1. It was indelicate to do otherwise.

2. His indelicate remark hurt her feelings.

3. If udo! she says u are indelicate.

4. Her indelicate remark hurt his feelings.

5. May I ask an indelicate question?

6. She bridled at the indelicate suggestion.

7. We studiously avoided the indelicate subject of her divorce.

8. It was indelicate of you to mention her marriage problems.

9. To the unconsciously indelicate person, all things are delicate.

10. I posed to them an indelicate question: Are movie stars obsolete?

11. It is indelicate of you to mention her marriage problem.

12. Would it be indelicate to mention the fee at this point?

13. Somebody persuades him to approve civil use this batch why, feel indelicate.

14. She is so near to me that it almost seems indelicate to speak of her.

15. And forgive me asking an indelicate question but how are you off for money - on the whole trip?

16. Gillard's message, if it is not too indelicate to say so, mostly fell on deaf ears.

17. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Familiarity information: Bowdlerize used as a verb is very rare.

18. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Familiarity information: Bowdlerise used as a verb is very rare.

19. Quick definitions from WordNet (bowdlerise) verb: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Also see Bowdlerises Words similar to bowdlerise

20. A roundabout or evasive expression: Circumlocutions like "go to the bathroom" are often used in place of words that are considered vulgar or indelicate.

21. Bowdlerize: 1 v edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate “ Bowdlerize a novel” Synonyms: bowdlerise , castrate , expurgate , shorten Type of: abbreviate , abridge , contract , cut , foreshorten , reduce , shorten reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

22. Bowdlerise: 1 v edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Synonyms: bowdlerize , castrate , expurgate , shorten Type of: abbreviate , abridge , contract , cut , foreshorten , reduce , shorten reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

23. Bowdlerize: 1 v edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate “ bowdlerize a novel” Synonyms: Bowdlerise , castrate , expurgate , shorten Type of: abbreviate , abridge , contract , cut , foreshorten , reduce , shorten reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

24. Bowdlerize - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "Bowdlerize a novel" bowdlerise , expurgate , castrate , shorten abbreviate , abridge , foreshorten , shorten , contract , reduce , cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

25. Abbreviate - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" abridge , foreshorten , shorten , contract , reduce , cut bowdlerise , bowdlerize , expurgate , castrate , shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"