indelicate
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In occasionally indelicate detail, “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants” studies the reproductive lives of Kenya’s rare “tuskers”—animals whose tusks weigh more than 100 pounds apiece, making them especially attractive to poachers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
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 ● Apr. 26, 2023
It’s almost an abrupt, indelicate retort to Ingres’ laborious refinement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula wrote to the U.N. mission, known as MONUSCO, that the tensions between the two sides are due to what he called U.N. spokesman Mathias Gillman’s indelicate and inopportune statements.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
“Speaking of swimming,” said Mack to fill in the indelicate place in the conversation and to shut Jones up.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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