Word familynounindelicacyadjectiveindelicateadverbindelicately
in·del·i·cate /ɪnˈdeləkət/adjectiveadj formal
EMBARRASSEDlikely to embarrass or shock people 令人窘迫的;令人震惊的SYN rude
an indelicate comment
无礼的评论
—indelicacy noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
indelicate• an indelicate and tasteless comment• And forgive me asking an indelicate question but how are you off for money - on the whole trip?• It was indelicate to do otherwise.