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Indelicate

Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior.

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Indecent 84% connected

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Indecent 84% connected

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Tasteless 84% connected

Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Tasteless 84% connected

Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Indecent 66% connected

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Indecent 66% connected

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

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Indecorous 92% connected

Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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