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in·de·cent 
[in-dee-suhnt] Pronunciation Key
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[in-dee-suhnt] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste; improper; vulgar: indecent jokes; indecent language; indecent behavior. |
| 2. | not decent; unbecoming or unseemly: indecent haste. |
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in·de·cent·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. distasteful, immodest, indecorous, indelicate; coarse, outrageous, rude, gross; obscene, filthy, lewd, licentious. See improper. 2. inappropriate.
—Antonyms 2. appropriate; becoming.
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| in·de·cent
(ĭn-dē'sənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
in·de'cent·ly adv. |
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indecent
indecent
1563, "unbecoming, in bad taste," from L. indecentem, from in- "not" + decentem (see decent). Sense of "offending against propriety" is from 1613. Indecent assault (1861) originally covered sexual assaults other than rape or intended rape, but by 1934 it was being used as a euphemism for "rape."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| indecent | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" |
| 2. | offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" [ant: decent] |
| 3. | offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Indecent
In*de"cent\, a. [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. ind['e]cent. See In- not, and Decent.] Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. --Cowper. Syn: Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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