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Meanings of indelicate in inglés

In violation of good taste even verging on the indecent.

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Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct.

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Examples for "indecorous"
Examples for "indecorous"
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At the funeral of Mademoiselle de Conde, a very indecorous incident happened.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
2
This method of keeping grounds is comparatively inexpensive, therefore it is indecorous.
The Theory of the Leisure Class
3
She knew she was being indecorous, and she cared not a whit.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
4
We saw nothing indecorous, heard no vile language, and witnessed no violence.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4
5
The book is in every way an injurious and indecorous one.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 / A Magazin...
Usage of indelicate in inglés
1
Your over delicate ladies are the most indelicate people in the world.
Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers
2
The French are an indelicate people; they will spit upon any place.
Boswell's Life of Johnson / Abridged and edited, with an introdu...
3
Remaining in the room while a lady was examined was obviously indelicate.
Shadows in Bronze
4
None of your swaggerers, and nothing at all indelicate in her motions.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4
5
In terms most indelicate and, frankly, alarming for any father to hear.
Imprudence
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This line of conversation was indelicate, and both of them knew it.
The Wolf’s Hour
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They both felt it would be indelicate to renew their former intimacy.
One of Ours
8
I cannot be so indelicate as to attempt to loosen her stays.
In a German Pension
9
I'm sure we have not angled for him in any indelicate way.
Without a Home
10
They saw something delicate which they could only express by something indelicate.
All Things Considered
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She uttered some indelicate phrase, but I performed no act with her.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 / Erotic Symbolism; T...
12
The look on his face indicates that I've said something culturally indelicate.
What is the what: the autobiography of valentino achak deng
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What I had done was therefore not merely ridiculous, it was indelicate.
Camille
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A young lady seeking her lover!-notover-modestcertainly-nay ,positivelyindelicate-fie upon me!
Jane Sinclair; Or, The Fawn Of Springvale / The Works of William...
15
In the brief silence that followed, Longbright decided to ask an indelicate question.
White corridor
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His seemed to be changing shape in a rather indelicate area.
Imprudence
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