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indelicate

English

Etymology

in- +? delicate

Adjective

indelicate (comparative more indelicate, superlative most indelicate)

  1. Improper or immodest.
  2. Coarse or tasteless.
  3. Tactless or undiplomatic.

Translations


Italian

Adjective

indelicate

  1. feminine plural of indelicato

Anagrams

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lecherous

English

Etymology

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (lecherously)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality), from Old Frankish *lekk?n (to lick), from Proto-Germanic *likk?n? (to lick), from Proto-Indo-European *ley??- (to lick), equivalent to lecher +? -ous. More at lick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?t????s/

Adjective

lecherous (comparative more lecherous, superlative most lecherous)

  1. Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

Derived terms

  • lecherously
  • lecherousness

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