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indelicate

adjective/ĩdɨliˈkadu/medium

in·de·li·ca·do

Definition

Lacking in sensitivity or tact; rude, tactless.
It was indelicate of him to ask about her salary.
She made an indelicate comment about his weight.
Common collocations
indelicate questionindelicate remarkindelicate behavior

Etymology

Derivação do adjetivo 'delicado' com prefixo negativo 'in-'. Do latim 'delicatus'.

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