| English adjective: indelicate | |||
| 1. | indelicate in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent | ||
| Samples | An indelicate remark. An off-color joke. | ||
| Synonyms | off-color, off-colour | ||
| Similar | tasteless | ||
| Antonyms | tasteful | ||
| 2. | indelicate lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct | ||
| Samples | Indecorous behavior. | ||
| Synonyms | indecorous | ||
| See also | improper, indecent | ||
| Antonyms | decorous | ||
| 3. | indelicate verging on the indecent | ||
| Samples | An indelicate proposition. | ||
| Similar | indecent | ||
| Antonyms | decent | ||