indelicacy
noun
in·del·i·ca·cy
(ˌ)in-ˈde-li-kə-sē 
1
: the quality or state of being indelicate
2
: something that is indelicate
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Examples of indelicacy in a Sentence
the indelicacy of their dinner conversation made the other guests wince in embarrassment
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The Trump era is one of indelicacy, profanity, and real—not imagined—misogyny, and its flacks deserve a language that matches up.
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Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 5 June 2018
Trump added, seemingly referring to the indelicacy of directly attacking a war hero who is fighting brain cancer.
—Callum Borchers, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
These are only some of the indelicacies that have issued forth from Trump’s mouth:
But the current era of political obscenity also must be put in historical context.
—Jeet Heer, New Republic, 8 June 2017
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Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 5 June 2018
Trump added, seemingly referring to the indelicacy of directly attacking a war hero who is fighting brain cancer.
—Callum Borchers, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
These are only some of the indelicacies that have issued forth from Trump’s mouth:
But the current era of political obscenity also must be put in historical context.
—Jeet Heer, New Republic, 8 June 2017
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“Indelicacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indelicacy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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indelicacy
noun
in·del·i·ca·cy
(ˈ)in-ˈdel-i-kə-sē
plural indelicacies
1
: the quality or state of being indelicate : coarseness
2
: something (as an act or word) that is indelicate
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