English Explanatory Dictionary

indecent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Offensive to good taste.
  2. Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.
  3. Generally unacceptable for public broadcasting but not legally obscene.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indecent.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-indecent.wav

Word forms

indecent more indecent most indecent

Etymology

From in- + decent.

Synonyms

distasteful in bad taste in poor taste offensive earthy immodest immoral improper unseemly

Related words

decency

Derived words

indecency indecent assault indecent exposure indecent liberty indecently indecentness
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