INDECENT

indecent

(adjective) offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; “an earthy but not indecent story”; “an indecent gesture”

indecent

(adjective) offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; “a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards”

indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

indecent (comparative more indecent, superlative most indecent)

offensive to good taste

Synonyms: distasteful, in bad taste, in poor taste, offensive

not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest or unseemly

Synonyms: immodest, immoral, improper, unseemly

Anagrams

• incented

Source: Wiktionary


In*de"cent, a. Etym: [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. indécent. See In- not, and Decent.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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