"indelicacy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: indelicacies [plural]
Etymology: in- + delicacy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|delicacy}} in- + delicacy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} indelicacy (countable and uncountable, plural indelicacies)
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being indelicate. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-indelicacy-en-noun-IIDHvWMj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 79 21
  2. (countable) An indelicate act or statement. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-indelicacy-en-noun-Zl1tWAAP

Inflected forms

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