First Known Use: circa 1587
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indecent
adjective in·de·cent \-sənt\
: sexually offensive or shocking
of clothes : not covering enough of your body
: using language that offends people : including behavior or ideas that people find offensive
Full Definition of INDECENT
: 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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Origin of INDECENT
Middle French or Latin; Middle French indécent, from Latin indecent-, indecens, from in- + decent-, decens decent
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adjective in·de·cent \in-ˈdē-sənt\
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