indelicacy
noun
the quality or condition of being indelicate.
indelicacies
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pluralof indelicacy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Memories stirred by Mr. Hartley — an Australian filmmaker who has explored such indelicacies as Filipino exploitation cinema, in the documentary “Machete Maidens Unleashed!” — are not warm and fuzzy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2014
Puritans and preachers classified novel reading with such female indelicacies as leg-crossing and nose-blowing.
From Time Magazine Archive
These indelicacies are mimed in silhouette behind a scrim.
From Time Magazine Archive
The people of Albany are gracious and kind . . . and seem to be resentful of indelicacies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unsavory sorts murmured indelicacies at cutlet stands; grandmothers consulted almanacs to determine a propitious hour for the betrothal.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
