English → Latin
“indelicate” in Latin
inurbānusrustic, ungraceful, unmannerlyinhonestusdishonorable; disgraceful; shamefulillīberālisignoble, ungenerous, sordid, mean, disobliging; niggardly, graspingturpisugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous, disagreeable; base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgracefuverbumword; proverb, saying; verbdīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to telliocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indelicate
parum verecundus (violating decorum, etc; e.g., verba): inurbanus (violating the laws of politeness; e.g., dictum): inhonestus (dishonorable, immoral; opposed to honestus): illiberalis (not becoming a free-born man, a gentleman; e.g., jocus): turpis (disgraceful).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indelicate?
- The usual Latin words for “indelicate” are inurbānus, inhonestus, illīberālis; also turpis, verbum, dīcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.