/ Dictionary / Index I indelicate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: in•del•i•cate Pronunciation: (in-del'i-kit), [key] — adj. offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language. not delicate; lacking delicacy; rough. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: indelicate (Thesaurus) indelicacy indemnification Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language