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indelicate

[in-del-i-kit] / ɪnˈdɛl ɪ kɪt /


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But she said recent trimming has been indelicate at best.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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 • May 23, 2025

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 • Aug. 10, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

I finally made it to the landing and, with one final indelicate grunt, pulled the trunk onto it after me.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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