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Indelicacy

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Noun

1. indelicacy

the trait of being indelicate and offensive

2. indelicacy

an impolite act or expression

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Indelicacy

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noun
1. 
the quality of being indelicate
2. Word forms: plural inˈdelicacies
something indelicate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Indelicacy

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adj.
1. Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse: an indelicate joke. See Synonyms at unseemly.
2. Lacking in consideration for the feelings of others; tactless.

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