English → Latin
“indelicately” in Latin
indecōrusunbecoming, unseemly, indecorous; disgraceful, shameful; unsightlyindignusunworthy of, undeserving of (with ablative); unbecoming; shamefulinhonestusdishonorable; disgraceful; shamefulturpisugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous, disagreeable; base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgracefu
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indelicately
parum verecunde: indecore (☞ indecenter, post-classical): indigne: inhoneste: turpiter.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indelicately?
- The usual Latin words for “indelicately” are indecōrus, indignus, inhonestus; also turpis. 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.