indelicacy
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Definition of indelicacy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for indelicacy
Synonyms
coarseness, commonness, crassness, crudeness, crudity, grossness, indelicateness, lowness, raffishness, rawness, roughness, rudeness, tastelessness, vulgarity
Antonyms
cultivation, genteelness, gentility, polish, refinement, tastefulness
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Examples of indelicacy in a Sentence
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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. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "What’s So Bad About the C-Word?," 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, "Cindy McCain sounds off on Trump: ‘We don’t need more bullying, and I’m tired of it’," 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, "Democrats Should Swear More at Donald Trump," 8 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'indelicacy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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