indelicacy
Americannoun
plural
indelicacies-
the quality or condition of being indelicate.
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something indelicate, as language or behavior.
Etymology
Origin of indelicacy
Example Sentences
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“But there seems an indelicacy in directing his attentions towards her so soon after this event.”
From Literature
I was listening to them talk of quality and seasonability when the young perfumer, with all the indelicacy of a greenhorn, announced, “I have some oudh.”
From New York Times
Almost every interviewer he has faced has tried to lure him into some sort of indelicacy.
From The Guardian
But it would be a shame if the current call for respectful depictions ruled out an approach that can cleave the knot of the subject with splendid indelicacy.
From The Guardian
His indelicacy made him poorly suited to enter the charged world of wolf politics.
From New York Times
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