indecency
noun
the quality or condition of being indecent.
indecencies
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pluralof indecency.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Even those who think themselves inured to the indecencies of modern fiction will find much of ‘The Tin Drum’ excessively nasty.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2015
It is the sad fate of all open-air statues to have to submit to certain indecencies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Journal announced itself horrified by the "cigaret-soaked indecencies" of the naughty '90s, and peddled the theory that tight-laced corsets were responsible for gallstones.
From Time Magazine Archive
We go on using the same old seven––well, indecencies.
From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Henry Raleigh
I felt myself defiled by the indecencies I was compelled to witness.
From The Promised Land by Mary Antin
