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indelicacy

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in·del·i·ca·cy  (n-dl-k-s)
n. pl. in·del·i·ca·cies
1. The quality or condition of being indelicate.
2. Something indelicate.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.indelicacy - the trait of being indelicate and offensive
improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor
gaminess, raciness, ribaldry, spiciness - behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
2.indelicacy - an impolite act or expression
offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
Translations
indelicacy [ɪnˈdelɪkəsɪ] N → indecoro m, falta f de decoro
indelicacy
n → Taktlosigkeit f, → Ungehörigkeit f; (of person) → Mangel m → an Feingefühl, Taktlosigkeit f; (= crudity) → Geschmacklosigkeit f
indelicacy [ɪnˈdɛlɪkəsɪ] n (lack of tact) → indelicatezza, mancanza di tatto; (impoliteness) → indelicatezza
indelicacy [ɪnˈdɛlɪkəsɪ] n (lack of tact) → indelicatezza, mancanza di tatto; (impoliteness) → indelicatezza


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I have now been but a few months a widow, and, however little indebted to my husband's memory for any happiness derived from him during a union of some years, I cannot forget that the indelicacy of so early a second marriage must subject me to the censure of the world, and incur, what would be still more insupportable, the displeasure of Mr.
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No one could dispute her right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his father's decease; but the indelicacy of her conduct was so much the greater, and to a woman in Mrs.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
But there seems an indelicacy in directing his attentions towards her so soon after this event.
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