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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Indecent \In*de"cent\, a. [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf F. ind['e]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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" [syn: {indecorous}, {unbecoming}, {uncomely}, {unseemly}, {untoward}] 2: offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" [ant: {decent}] 3: offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"
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