indecent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  2. adjective offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters
  3. adjective offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance

Etymology

From in- + decent.

In classic literature

Synonyms

indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward

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