indelicate

adj.

1. Offensive to established standards of propriety; improper. See synonyms at improper.
2. Marked by a lack of good taste; coarse.
3. Lacking in consideration for the feelings of others; tactless.

indelicately in·del'i·cate·ly adv.
indelicateness in·del'i·cate·ness n.

adjective

1. Not in keeping with conventional mores: immodest, improper, indecent, indecorous, naughty, unbecoming, unbefitting, unseemly, untoward. Idioms: out of line. See usual/unusual.
2. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar. See courtesy/discourtesy, smooth/rough.
3. Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others: brash, clumsy, gauche, impolitic, maladroit, tactless, undiplomatic, unpolitic, untactful. See ability/inability, courtesy/discourtesy.

adj

Definition: obscene, vulgar
Antonyms: decent, delicate, inoffensive, nice, pure, tactful

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
  Synonyms: off-color, off-colour

Meaning #2: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
  Synonym: indecorous

Meaning #3: verging on the indecent

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ufin, uartig, taktløs, grov, ukultiveret

Nederlands (Dutch)
tactloos, onkies, smakeloos, weinig delicaat

Français (French)
adj. - indélicat, grossier

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungehörig, taktlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγενής, άκομψος, απρεπής

Italiano (Italian)
indelicato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indelicado

Русский (Russian)
бестактный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indelicado, poco delicado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - taktlös, ogrannlaga, grov, simpel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
下流的, 卑鄙的, 无教养的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 下流的, 卑鄙的, 無教養的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상스러운, 야비한, 외설적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 下品な, 粗野な, ぶしつけな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فظ, خشن, غير محتشم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מעודן, לא צנוע, חסר טקט, גס, לא נימוסי‬

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