INDECENT


Meaning of INDECENT in English

adj.

Pronunciation: -s ə nt

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French indécent, from Latin indecent-, indecens, from in- + decent-, decens decent

Date: circa 1587

: not decent: as a : grossly improper or offensive < indecent language> b : UNSEEMLY , INAPPROPRIATE <he took indecent pleasure in her troubles>

– in · de · cent · ly adverb

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