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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-del-i-kuh-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdɛl ɪ kə si |
Definition of indelicacy
- noun impropriety
- As the dance went on he grew furious with her lack of reserve, her indelicacy.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- There was an indelicacy about the General's speech, to her manner of thinking.
- Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan
- But they do not say anything about the immorality and the indelicacy and the indecency of doing them.
- Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
- She noticed the indelicacy of this, since he spoke in the house of his employer.
- Extract from : « The Readjustment » by Will Irwin
- I am sure that a square muffin would be considered an indelicacy.
- Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke
- Her being in the wars with men was charged against her as an indelicacy.
- Extract from : « Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc » by Mark Twain
- He waited for her to flame up at the indelicacy of his intrusion.
- Extract from : « The Kingdom Round the Corner » by Coningsby Dawson
- I was shocked at her indelicacy and did not hesitate to say so.
- Extract from : « It Pays to Smile » by Nina Wilcox Putnam
- She felt Clare's attitude an indelicacy—the discussion a degradation.
- Extract from : « Regiment of Women » by Clemence Dane
- Her fine taste recoiled from the indelicacy of the expression.
- Extract from : « Indian Home Rule » by M. K. Gandhi
Synonyms for indelicacy
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