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indelicate

/in-del-i-kit/US // ɪnˈdɛl ɪ kɪt //UK // (ɪnˈdɛlɪkɪt) //

不雅观,不雅观的,不雅的,不雅音

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language.
    • : not delicate; lacking delicacy; rough.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.obscene, vulgar

Examples

  • Avoid lounging attitudes, they are indelicate, except in your own private apartment.

  • "But no one would be indelicate enough to show a want of respect to their religious scruples," answered Harry.

  • There was nothing unwomanly in flowing hair, there was nothing indelicate.

  • He dimly comprehended, too, that her presence was an indelicate intrusion, but her intentions were so good!

  • Such a demand, indelicate in its simplest form, had been further aggravated by a respectful but clear ultimatum.