Get to know Indelicate better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like indecent or tasteless.
Indelicate meaning
- Improper or immodest.
- Coarse or tasteless.
- Tactless or undiplomatic.
Synonyms of Indelicate
Using Indelicate
- The main meaning on this page is: Improper or immodest. | Coarse or tasteless. | Tactless or undiplomatic.
- Useful related words include: indecent, off-color, off-colour, tasteless.
Context around Indelicate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indelicate
- In this selection, "indelicate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, expressions and items stand out and add context to how "indelicate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include trade in indelicate items and words and indelicate expressions. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indelicate" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indelicate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1763 The Critical Review complained that "many false interpretations, ambiguous phrases, obsolete words and indelicate expressions. (17 words)
These devices, drawings of which are in his collected papers, were effective but were never manufactured for use of others due to his heirs' reluctance to trade in "indelicate" items. (30 words)
These devices, drawings of which are in his collected papers, were effective but were never manufactured for use of others due to his heirs' reluctance to trade in "indelicate" items. (30 words)
In 1763 The Critical Review complained that "many false interpretations, ambiguous phrases, obsolete words and indelicate expressions. (17 words)
Example sentences (2)
In 1763 The Critical Review complained that "many false interpretations, ambiguous phrases, obsolete words and indelicate expressions.
These devices, drawings of which are in his collected papers, were effective but were never manufactured for use of others due to his heirs' reluctance to trade in "indelicate" items.