Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indelicate

/ˌɪndˈɛlɪkət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: in-del-i-cate
IPA: /ˌɪndˈɛlɪkət/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Improper or immodest.

adj

Coarse or tasteless.

adj

Tactless or undiplomatic.

Example Sentences

"As late as the 1950s and early 1960s, when "funk" and "funky" were used increasingly in the context of jazz music, the terms still were considered indelicate and inappropriate for use in polite company."
"Schuetz acknowledges that he knew about the Dale Barbre murder investigation as it was reported in GCN. Yet the Barbre murder saga provided only the skeleton — if I may be forgiven the indelicate word choice — for the story they concoct."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English delicate English indelicate From in- + delicate.

Inflected Forms

more indelicate (comparative) most indelicate (superlative)

Derived Forms

indelicately indelicateness

Synonyms

indecorous off-color off-colour

Questions

How do you pronounce indelicate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪndˈɛlɪkət/.
What does indelicate mean?: Improper or immodest.
Where does indelicate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English delicate English indelicate From in- + delicate.

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