WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•de•cent /ɪnˈdisənt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- not decent;
offending standards of what is right or proper, esp. in matters dealing with sex:indecent language. - lacking common decency;
in bad taste:After the funeral he tried with indecent haste to get the inheritance money.
in•de•cent
(in dē′sənt),USA pronunciation adj.
in•de′cent•ly, adv.
- offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste;
improper;
vulgar:indecent jokes;indecent language;indecent behavior. - not decent;
unbecoming or unseemly:indecent haste.
- Latin indecent- (stem of indecēns) unseemly. See in-3, decent
- 1555–65
- 1. distasteful, immodest, indecorous, indelicate; coarse, outrageous, rude, gross; obscene, filthy, lewd, licentious. See improper. 2. inappropriate.
- 2. appropriate; becoming.
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