indelicateadj.

/ɪnˈdɛlɪkət/

Etymology: in- prefix⁴. Compare French indélicat (1812 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

a. Wanting in, or offensive to, a sense of delicacy or propriety; coarse, unrefined; bordering upon what is immodest or indecent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adjective]

unthewfulc1050

unhend?c1225

uncomelyc1230

unseemlya1300

unseeminga1340

unseemc1425

untowardly1483

indecent1570

unbeseeming1583

uncivil1586

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

unhandsome1645

untoward1658

incorrect1672

indecorous1682

outré1722

improper1739

indelicate1741

unproper1797

pah1835

it is not (frequently isn't) done1879

1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. vi. 42 Don't think to let me lose my beloved Wife, and have an indelicate Nurse put upon me instead of her.

1778 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry II. viii. 276 Their manners were too indelicate to be shocked at any indecency.

1804 W. Tennant Indian Recreat. (ed. 2) I. 274 Who bandied about amongst each other the coarsest ribbaldry, and most indelicate sarcasms.

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. i. 15 A cast of fancy more coarse and indelicate than the Homeric.

†b. Used as n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [noun] > person

popinjay1528

peasant1581

clown1583

indelicate1741

no-neck1961

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unmannerliness > unrefined manners or behaviour > person

bearc1395

carter1509

kensy?a1513

clumpertonc1534

club1542

lout1548

clinchpoop1555

clout-shoe1563

loose-breech1575

clown1583

hoyden1593

boor1598

kill-courtesy1600

rustic1600

clunch1602

loblolly1604

camel1609

clusterfist1611

loon1619

Grobian1621

rough diamonda1625

hoyde1636

clodhopper1699

roughhead1726

indelicate1741

vulgarian1809

snob1838

vulgarist1847

yahoo1861

cave-dweller1865

polisson1866

mucker1884

caveman1907

wampus1912

yobbo1922

yenta1923

yob1927

rude1946

cafone1949

no-neck1961

ocker1971

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxv. 342 These Gentlemen, the very best of them, are such Indelicates!

1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. xiv. 82 What strange Indelicates do these Writers of Tragedy often make of our Sex.

2. Wanting in fine tact or nice regard to the feelings and tastes of others.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > tactless

indelicate1800

tactless1847

untactful1860

1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family IV. 102 She felt that, under the present circumstances, it would be indelicate to attempt more.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 462 It was apprehended that such indelicate greediness might disgust the benefactor.

3. Of food: Coarse. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > coarse or tough

toughc1400

boisterous1483

fulsome1555

foul1560

rough1583

coarse1607

indelicate1751

tough as (old) boots or leather1843

1751 F. Coventry Hist. Pompey the Little i. xi. 95 The coarse Fare he met with..were but indelicate Morsels to one who had formerly lived on Ragouts and Fricassees.

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 224 Time makes these indelicate viands acceptable and delicious to their taste.

Derivatives

inˈdelicately adv. without delicacy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adverb]

unhonestlyc1380

uncomelya1400

unseemlya1400

uncomelilyc1420

unseemlily1483

indecently1589

undecently1589

grossly1600

unseemingly1619

unbeseeming1645

widely1665

indelicately1800

indecorously1818

unbefittingly1871

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adverb] > with impropriety

unkindlyc1300

ungoodlyc1380

unhonestlyc1380

indecently1589

undecently1589

grossly1600

unproperly1604

widely1665

like a whore at a christening1706

indelicately1800

1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family III. 71 To throw herself, most indelicately, into the arms of a gamester, a profligate, a man of no birth.

1816 W. Scott Let. 5 Jan. (1933) IV. 161 The indiscreet zeal of the friend, who..has injudiciously and, as she thinks, indelicately brought into view circumstances of private attention.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	indelicate
释义	indelicateadj. /ɪnˈdɛlɪkət/ Etymology: in- prefix⁴. Compare French indélicat (1812 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. a. Wanting in, or offensive to, a sense of delicacy or propriety; coarse, unrefined; bordering upon what is immodest or indecent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adjective] unthewfulc1050 unhend?c1225 uncomelyc1230 unseemlya1300 unseeminga1340 unseemc1425 untowardly1483 indecent1570 unbeseeming1583 uncivil1586 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 unhandsome1645 untoward1658 incorrect1672 indecorous1682 outré1722 improper1739 indelicate1741 unproper1797 pah1835 it is not (frequently isn't) done1879 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. vi. 42 Don't think to let me lose my beloved Wife, and have an indelicate Nurse put upon me instead of her. 1778 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry II. viii. 276 Their manners were too indelicate to be shocked at any indecency. 1804 W. Tennant Indian Recreat. (ed. 2) I. 274 Who bandied about amongst each other the coarsest ribbaldry, and most indelicate sarcasms. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. i. 15 A cast of fancy more coarse and indelicate than the Homeric. †b. Used as n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [noun] > person popinjay1528 peasant1581 clown1583 indelicate1741 no-neck1961 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unmannerliness > unrefined manners or behaviour > person bearc1395 carter1509 kensy?a1513 clumpertonc1534 club1542 lout1548 clinchpoop1555 clout-shoe1563 loose-breech1575 clown1583 hoyden1593 boor1598 kill-courtesy1600 rustic1600 clunch1602 loblolly1604 camel1609 clusterfist1611 loon1619 Grobian1621 rough diamonda1625 hoyde1636 clodhopper1699 roughhead1726 indelicate1741 vulgarian1809 snob1838 vulgarist1847 yahoo1861 cave-dweller1865 polisson1866 mucker1884 caveman1907 wampus1912 yobbo1922 yenta1923 yob1927 rude1946 cafone1949 no-neck1961 ocker1971 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxv. 342 These Gentlemen, the very best of them, are such Indelicates! 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. xiv. 82 What strange Indelicates do these Writers of Tragedy often make of our Sex. 2. Wanting in fine tact or nice regard to the feelings and tastes of others. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > tactless indelicate1800 tactless1847 untactful1860 1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family IV. 102 She felt that, under the present circumstances, it would be indelicate to attempt more. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 462 It was apprehended that such indelicate greediness might disgust the benefactor. 3. Of food: Coarse. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > coarse or tough toughc1400 boisterous1483 fulsome1555 foul1560 rough1583 coarse1607 indelicate1751 tough as (old) boots or leather1843 1751 F. Coventry Hist. Pompey the Little i. xi. 95 The coarse Fare he met with..were but indelicate Morsels to one who had formerly lived on Ragouts and Fricassees. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 224 Time makes these indelicate viands acceptable and delicious to their taste. Derivatives inˈdelicately adv. without delicacy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [adverb] unhonestlyc1380 uncomelya1400 unseemlya1400 uncomelilyc1420 unseemlily1483 indecently1589 undecently1589 grossly1600 unseemingly1619 unbeseeming1645 widely1665 indelicately1800 indecorously1818 unbefittingly1871 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adverb] > with impropriety unkindlyc1300 ungoodlyc1380 unhonestlyc1380 indecently1589 undecently1589 grossly1600 unproperly1604 widely1665 like a whore at a christening1706 indelicately1800 1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family III. 71 To throw herself, most indelicately, into the arms of a gamester, a profligate, a man of no birth. 1816 W. Scott Let. 5 Jan. (1933) IV. 161 The indiscreet zeal of the friend, who..has injudiciously and, as she thinks, indelicately brought into view circumstances of private attention. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1741
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