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indecent

[ in-dee-suhnt ]

adjective

  1. offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste; improper; vulgar:

    indecent jokes; indecent language; indecent behavior.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , , ,

  2. not decent; unbecoming or unseemly:

    indecent haste.

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indecent

/ ɪˈ徱ːəԳ /

adjective

  1. offensive to standards of decency, esp in sexual matters
  2. unseemly or improper (esp in the phrase indecent haste )
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦱Գٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·cԳ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of indecent1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin indecent- (stem of ԻŧԲ ) “unseemly.” See in- 3, decent
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Robert Mario Perri, 66, was booked into Orange County Jail on Tuesday on suspicion of indecent exposure, according to a department statement.

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They uncovered more than 200 indecent images and videos either recorded by McIlvenny or that had been sent to him through blackmail and intimidation.

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Two of the women were under 18 when the images were taken, meaning legally, they would also be classed as indecent images of children.

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Prosper also had a number of indecent images of children on his phone, but because of the severity of the other charges he faced, the Crown Prosecution Service decided against a specific charge on these.

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for his former assistant to stand down as an east London councillor after the aide admitted indecent exposure.

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