Definition for IN-DEL'I-CATE

IN-DEL'I-CATE, a.

  1. Wanting delicacy; indecent; but it expresses less than indecent; as, an indelicate word or expression; indelicate behavior; indelicate customs.
  2. Offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind.

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