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Indecent

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Adjective

1. indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

Example Sentences:
'was buried with indecent haste'
'indecorous behavior'
'language unbecoming to a lady'
'unseemly to use profanity'
'moved to curb their untoward ribaldry'

2. indecent

offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters

Example Sentences:
'an earthy but not indecent story'
'an indecent gesture'

3. indecent

offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance

Example Sentences:
'a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Indecent

see synonyms of indecent
adjective
1. 
offensive to standards of decency, esp in sexual matters
2. 
unseemly or improper (esp in the phrase indecent haste)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Indecent

see synonyms of indecent
adjective
not decent
; specif.,
a. 
not proper and fitting; unseemly; improper
b. 
morally offensive; obscene

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Indecent

see synonyms of indecent
adj.
1. Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; lewd or vulgar: found the movie to be indecent.
2. Not appropriate or becoming; unseemly: bought up distressed properties with indecent enthusiasm. See Synonyms at unseemly.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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