/ ɪnˈdiːsnt; NAmE / adjective
1.
( of behaviour, talk, etc. ) thought to be morally offensive, especially because it involves sex or being naked :
indecent conduct / photos
—compare decent
2.
( of clothes ) showing parts of the body that are usually covered :
That skirt of hers is positively indecent.
3.
not done in the appropriate or usual amount of time :
They left the funeral with almost indecent haste (= too quickly) .
► in·decent·ly adverb :
He was charged with indecently assaulting five women.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French indécent or Latin indecent- , from in- not + decent- being fitting (from the verb decere ).