indecent
Americanadjective
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offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste; improper; vulgar.
indecent jokes; indecent language; indecent behavior.
- Synonyms:
- licentious, lewd, filthy, obscene, gross, rude, outrageous, coarse, indelicate, indecorous, immodest, distasteful
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not decent; unbecoming or unseemly.
indecent haste.
- Synonyms:
- inappropriate
- Antonyms:
- becoming, appropriate
adjective
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offensive to standards of decency, esp in sexual matters
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unseemly or improper (esp in the phrase indecent haste )
Related Words
See improper.
Other Word Forms
- indecently adverb
Etymology
Origin of indecent
First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin indecent- (stem of indecēns ) “unseemly.” See in- 3, decent
Example Sentences
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Ethiopian police have arrested a sixth popular TikTok creator days after five other influencers were detained over allegations of wearing "indecent attire" at a public event in the culturally conservative country.
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Another man had also accused Harris of indecent assault, but this charge was among those he was acquitted of.
From BBC
Other recommendations include better street lighting, improvements to information about positive masculinity for men and boys and targeted consistent public messaging about how to report crimes such as indecent exposure.
From BBC
It said this was a breach of its disciplinary policy relating to "indecent, offensive or immoral behaviour" and "offensive use of social media".
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"Naturally, this proposal, which we considered indecent at the time, runs completely contrary to the principle of dignity," Traoré added.
From BBC
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