indelicate

Example Sentences

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It’s tantalizingly oddball and indelicate: a combined daymare and night odyssey that scratches until a feral hidden strength is revealed in the misfit main character, captivatingly played by Indian star Radhika Apte.

From Los Angeles Times

Fisher, whose net worth is estimated by Forbes to be $3 billion, is the quintessential member of the Lucky Sperm Club, not to be indelicate.

From Los Angeles Times

From its playfully inventive opening to its flash-forward finale, Thomas Hardiman’s wild — and wildly impressive — first feature, set during a British regional hairdressing competition, is a proudly indelicate, painstakingly structured pleasure.

From New York Times

It’s not the first time a Bank of England official has been criticized for indelicate suggestions on how to hold down inflation.

From New York Times

Forgive his indelicate language; do not forgive those who resent the fact that the Masterman School once was a rake.

From Washington Post