Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Indelicate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
"an indelicate remark"
"an off-color joke"
2
lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
"indecorous behavior"
3
verging on the indecent
"an indelicate proposition"
Example Sentences
"an indelicate remark"
adjective
"an off-color joke"
adjective
"indecorous behavior"
adjective
"an indelicate proposition"
adjective