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English Dictionary: indecent by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
indecent
adj
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward
  2. offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
    Antonym(s): decent
  3. offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Indecent \In*de"cent\, a. [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf.
      F. ind[82]cent. 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.
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