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indelicacy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
in-del-i-ca-cy
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being indelicate.

Uncountable

noun

An indelicate act or statement.

Countable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

indelicacies (plural)

Questions

What does indelicacy mean?
The condition of being indelicate.
Where does indelicacy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English delicacy English indelicacy From in- + delicacy.

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