indecent
adjective/ɪnˈdiːsnt/
/ɪnˈdiːsnt/
(disapproving)- (of behaviour, talk, etc.) thought to be morally offensive, especially because it involves sex or wearing no clothes
- indecent conduct/photos
- He made an indecent suggestion to me.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
- grossly
- positively
- almost
- …
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- (of clothes) showing parts of the body that are usually covered
- Those shorts are positively indecent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
- grossly
- positively
- almost
- …
- not appropriate or suitable
- They left the funeral with almost indecent haste (= too quickly).
- The rush to get hold of their father's money seemed positively indecent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
- grossly
- positively
- almost
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French indécent or Latin indecent-, from in- ‘not’ + decent- ‘being fitting’ (from the verb decere).
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