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
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
It is the sad fate of all open-air statues to have to submit to certain indecencies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet, by some indecencies towards the ladies, he seems to be of a third character, distinct from any you have yet touched upon.
From The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 by George A. Aitken
The indecencies in Chaucer and Shakespeare are to be attributed to the grossness of their times.
From Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton) Painter
