solecistic
- adjective
- /ˌsɒlɪˈsɪstɪk/
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- His solecistic remarks at the dinner party made everyone uncomfortable.
Examples
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She realized her solecistic behavior during the meeting had offended her colleagues.
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The child's solecistic comment about the teacher surprised the parents.
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My life's work, destroyed by a bunch of unread, solecistic thugs!
Synonyms
594
1.0
Not polite or showing little respect for others
22
7.1
Rude and not showing respect to other people
21
2.3
Not showing good manners or respect to other people
13
8.2
Being rude and not caring about other people's feelings or manners
10
8.4
Not polite or well behaved in a rough way
9
6.0
Not polite and rude to other people
9
7.9
Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly
8
7.2
Rude or too bold toward someone, sometimes playful
5
3.9
Rude and impolite in how someone talks or acts
5
4.9
Showing no care for other people's feelings when speaking or acting
4
5.5
Not polite to other people and showing little respect
4
6.7
Rude and not polite or kind
1
9.2
Not showing good manners in public or formal places
1
6.3
Not polite and often rude to others
1
9.1
Not polite or kind to other people
1
7.2
Not showing good manners toward others
1
3.3
Not polite when you are with other people
1
7.1
Rude and showing bad manners
1
8.6
Not polite or kind to someone in a social situation
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Not polite and not showing good manners
Behaving rudely and roughly so other people feel uncomfortable
Not polite or brave in the way people expect from a knight
Antonyms
How Tactless
Surface Forms
Morphology
solecistic = solecism (semi-transparent) = solec + istic
The adjectival form is historically linked to 'solecism', but the sense 'tactless or impolite' is an extended metaphorical use that is not fully predictable from the base noun.
Etymology
Solecistic also grew a second meaning from the same story about Soli and 'bad speech': people used the idea of a 'speech mistake' for a 'social mistake', so solecistic can mean showing poor manners or being tactless.