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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are indelicate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe actions, remarks, or behaviors that are considered tactless or lacking in sensitivity.
Example: "His comments about her appearance were indelicate and made everyone uncomfortable."
Alternatives: "are tactless" or "are inappropriate".
Dictionary
are indelicate
adjective
Improper or immodest.
synonyms
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Recently, there has been a drive against the Minsky chain because it is said their shows are indelicate.
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Revealing too much of the back, for example, is indelicate.
Others claim they've always been indelicate, crudely seasoned and Americanized.
The way in which he had sex with her is indelicate to include, but important.
The dialogue interaction between the characters is indelicate, politically incorrect and sometimes they want to strangle each other.
Maybe it's indelicate to put one brother in the position of having to say what he thinks of another.
It's indelicate and unsophisticated: fatty bacon quiche, veal marrowbone, smoked fish and a remarkably sticky rum baba were served up, none outstanding, all decidedly edible.
H ATE to be indelicate again, but this puts people middle-aged and beyond at a significant disadvantage, for obvious physical reasons.
It is indelicate to ask how an Equity card conveys authority on target two balances, optimum currency areas and the sheep-meat premium.
Second, mass rape attracts less international scrutiny than piles of bodies do, because the issue is indelicate and the victims are usually too ashamed to speak up.
Not to be indelicate, but on a visit to Paris earlier this month, a man was observed relieving himself in a doorway.
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