Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-DEL'I-CATE
IN-DEL'I-CA-CYIN-DEL'I-CATE-LY
IN-DEL'I-CATE, a.
- Wanting delicacy; indecent; but it expresses less than indecent; as, an indelicate word or expression; indelicate behavior; indelicate customs.
- Offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind.
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