INDECENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters
   Usage Example(s)
   • an earthy but not indecent story
   • an indecent gesture
   Antonym(s)
   • decent (what does decent mean?)
   Similar To
   • coarse (what does coarse mean?)
   • crude (what does crude mean?)
   • earthy (what does earthy mean?)
   • gross (what does gross mean?)
   • vulgar (what does vulgar mean?)
   • Hollywood (what does Hollywood mean?)
   • indelicate (what does indelicate mean?)
   • obscene (what does obscene mean?)
   See Also
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   • improper (what does improper mean?)
   • indecorous (what does indecorous mean?)
   • indelicate (what does indelicate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
   Usage Example(s)
   • a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards
   Similar To
   • immodest (what does immodest mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
   Synonym(s)
   • indecorous (what does indecorous mean?)
   • unbecoming (what does unbecoming mean?)
   • uncomely (what does uncomely mean?)
   • unseemly (what does unseemly mean?)
   • untoward (what does untoward mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • was buried with indecent haste
   • indecorous behavior
   • language unbecoming to a lady
   • unseemly to use profanity
   • moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
   Similar To
   • improper (what does improper mean?)