Definition
Lacking sensitivity, tact, or good manners; saying or doing something that might offend or embarrass someone.
Etymology
From Latin 'in-' meaning 'not' plus 'delicate,' which comes from 'delicatus' meaning 'soft, tender, refined.' The word originally meant physically crude but evolved to mean socially or emotionally insensitive.
Kelly Says
Victorian-era people used 'indelicate' as a cutting insult to shame someone for being crude or improper—it was practically a social death sentence! Today it sounds quaintly old-fashioned, which is exactly why it's hilarious when someone uses it seriously.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት ነው (and aynet new)
and ay-net new
ARالعربية
قبيح (qabīḥ)
qah-bee-h
BNবাংলা
অপরিষ্কার (aparishkar)
ah-pa-ri-sh-kar
CACatalà
indelicat
in-deh-lee-kat
CSČeština
netaktní
neh-takt-nee
DADansk
ufordeligt
oo-for-deh-lit
DEDeutsch
anzüglich
an-zli-ch
ELΕλληνικά
ασεσυκής (asikykes)
ah-seh-si-kees
ESEspañol
indelicado
in-deh-lee-kah-doh
FAفارسی
بی ادب (be edab)
beh eh-dab
FISuomi
epäsopiva
eh-pahs-o-pee-va
FRFrançais
indélicat
in-deh-lee-kat
GUGU
અશિષ્ટ (ashishta)
ah-shi-sh-ta
HEעברית
לא מכובד (lo mekhubad)
loh mek-ho-bad
HIहिन्दी
अशिष्ट (asishta)
ah-shi-sh-ta
HUMagyar
illetve
il-let-veh
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak sopan
tidak so-pan
IGIG
ọ bụ ihe ọjọọ
oh boo eh-oh-joo
ITItaliano
indelicato
in-deh-lee-kah-toh
JA日本語
失礼 (shitsurei)
shits-u-rei
KKKK
көпшілікке қосымша (koopshilikke koshimcha)
koo-psh-ee-lik-ke kos-him-cha
KMKM
មិនប្រសើរ (min prasour)
min pra-sour
KO한국어
무례한 (mu-rye-han)
moo-rye-han
MRMR
अशिष्ट (asishta)
ah-shi-sh-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak sopan
tidak so-pan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးပြုပါ (kyee zhoo phoo pa)
kyee zhoo phoo pa
NLNederlands
onbeleefd
on-beh-leef-d
NONorsk
ubestemt
oo-bes-temt
PAPA
ਅਨਪ੍ਰਾਪ્ય (anapraapya)
ah-na-pra-ap-ya
PLPolski
nietakt
nee-takt
PTPortuguês
indelicado
in-deh-lee-kah-doh
RORomână
nepoliticos
neh-poh-lee-tee-kos
RUРусский
неучтиво (neuchtivo)
neh-ooch-tee-vo
SVSvenska
ovarvillig
oh-var-vil-lig
SWKiswahili
haijari
hai-ja-ree
TAதமிழ்
குறைவான (kuraivaan)
koo-rai-vaa-n
TEతెలుగు
అసభ్యం (asabhyam)
ah-sa-bhyam
THไทย
ไม่เหมาะสม (mai heuaht som)
mai-heh-ah-ht som
UKУкраїнська
незручний (nezruchnyy)
neh-zroo-ch-nyy
URاردو
غیر شائست (ghīr shāyst)
ghi-r sha-yst
VITiếng Việt
không lịch sự
khong lich-su
ZUZU
amabili
ah-mah-bee-lee