adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Offensive to good taste.

   "indecent comment"

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

Adjective

1. 1
   offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters wordnet
2. 2
   offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance wordnet
3. 3
   not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

immodestdistastefulindelicateobscenesuggestiveunbecoming

Antonyms

All antonyms

modestpropervirtuousdecent

Example

More examples

"He has given us indecent wages."

Etymology

From in- + decent.

Related phrases

indecent assaultindecent exposureindecent liberty

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