Indecent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈdiːsnt|  American pronunciation of the word indecent
Brit.  |ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word indecent

adjective

- not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society (syn: indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward)
was buried with indecent haste
- offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards

Extra examples

He took indecent pleasure in her troubles.

...paintings of nude figures are artistic, not indecent...

It was indecent of him to do that.

They had concluded that both the books and the films were indecent.

He was found guilty of possessing indecent photographs.

You can't go out in that dress - it's positively indecent!

The funeral formalities were performed with almost indecent haste.

...an illiberal society that viewed any artistic depiction of the nude as inherently indecent...

...without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea...

...struck out all references to indecent matters...

Some of them use improper, yea, indecent, expressions in prayer.

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