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- Dictionaryindecent/ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters: "indecent acts" Similar Opposite
- 2. not appropriate or fitting: "they leaped on the suggestion with indecent haste" Similar
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indecent adjective (NOT SUITABLE) not suitable or correct for a situation: indecent haste The governor left his residence with almost indecent haste following his resignation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unsuitable and unacceptable. amiss.
adj. 1. Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; lewd or vulgar: found the movie to be indecent. 2. Not appropriate or becoming; unseemly: bought up distressed properties with indecent enthusiasm. See Synonyms at unseemly. in·de′cent·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
If you describe the speed or amount of something as indecent, you are indicating, often in a humorous way, that it is much quicker or larger than is usual or desirable. The opposition says the legislation was drafted with indecent haste. Synonyms: unbecoming, unsuitable, vulgar, improper More Synonyms of indecent.
Indecent describes things that are not decent — the prefix -in often means “not,” like how independent means “not dependent.” Decent things are morally sound, so indecent things are offensive.
/ɪnˈdiːsnt/ (disapproving) (of behaviour, talk, etc.) thought to be morally offensive, especially because it involves sex or wearing no clothes. indecent conduct/photos. He made an indecent suggestion to my wife. It is considered indecent for couples to be seen to be intimate in public. compare decent Topics Personal qualities c2.
a. : grossly improper or offensive. indecent language. b. : unseemly, inappropriate. he took indecent pleasure in her troubles. indecently adverb. Synonyms. bawdy. blue. coarse. crude. dirty. filthy. foul. gross. gutter. impure. lascivious. lewd.
INDECENT definition: 1. showing or consisting of sexual behaviour, language, etc that is unacceptable to most people…. Learn more.