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indelicacy

 
Dictionary: in·del·i·ca·cy   (ĭn-dĕl'ĭ-kə-sē) pronunciation
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n., pl., -cies.
  1. The quality or condition of being indelicate.
  2. Something indelicate.

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noun

    An improper act or statement: impropriety, indecency, indecorum. See usual/unusual.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the trait of being indelicate and offensive

Meaning #2: an impolite act or expression

 
 
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