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indecent
[ in-dee-suhnt ]
/ ÉȘnËdi sÉnt /
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adjective
offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste; improper; vulgar: indecent jokes; indecent language; indecent behavior.
not decent; unbecoming or unseemly: indecent haste.
OTHER WORDS FOR indecent
1 distasteful, immodest, indecorous, indelicate; coarse, outrageous, rude, gross; obscene, filthy, lewd, licentious.
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Origin of indecent
synonym study for indecent
1. See improper.
OTHER WORDS FROM indecent
in·de·cent·ly, adverbWords nearby indecent
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British Dictionary definitions for indecent
indecent
/ (ÉȘnËdiËsÉnt) /
adjective
offensive to standards of decency, esp in sexual matters
unseemly or improper (esp in the phrase indecent haste)
Derived forms of indecent
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