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indecent adjective [ ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt ]

• not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters.
• "indecent acts"
Similar: obscene, dirty, filthy, rude, coarse, vulgar, gross, crude, bawdy, lewd, racy, risqué, salacious, wicked, improper, indelicate, unseemly, impure, smutty, spicy, raw, off colour, ribald, Rabelaisian, lascivious, licentious, pornographic, offensive, prurient, sordid, scatological, low, profane, foul, vile, blue, naughty, near the knuckle/bone, nudge-nudge, porn, porno, X-rated, triple-X, XXX, raunchy, skin, fruity, saucy, adult,
Opposite: decent, proper,
• not appropriate or fitting.
• "they leaped on the suggestion with indecent haste"
Similar: unseemly, improper, indecorous, unceremonious, indiscreet, indelicate, demeaning, unbecoming, ungentlemanly, unladylike, unworthy, unfitting, unbefitting, degrading, debasing, cheapening, belittling, lowering, shaming, shameful, humiliating, mortifying, dishonourable, ignominious, undignified, discreditable, ignoble, inglorious, scandalous, disgraceful, outrageous, untoward, unsuitable, inappropriate, in bad taste, tasteless, unacceptable, offensive, crass,
Origin: late 16th century: from French indécent or Latin indecent-, from in- ‘not’ + decent- ‘being fitting’ (see decent).


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