indecent

[In*de·cent]

Things that are indecent are obscene, indelicate, or offensive in some way. If you run around the mall naked, you’ll get in trouble for indecent exposure!

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Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

Adjective
offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"

Adjective S.
offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"

Adjective S.
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"


a.
Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.


Indecent

In*de"cent , a. [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. ind'82cent. See In- not, and Decent.] Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Cowper. Syn. -- Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

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Usage Examples

There are certain times I don't want my picture taken. If my wife's stepping out of a car and it looks like it's going to come out an indecent picture, don't I have a right to object?

If I don't get food in my mouth, I'm still happy. If my pants are round my ankles, as long as I don't get arrested for indecent exposure, I'm happy. I'm worried about keeping my hair, not how it's combed.

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Other Usage Examples

The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.

Reporters thrive on the world's misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity.

It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine.

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