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Definition of Indecent
1. Adjective. Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society. "Moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
Similar to: Improper
Derivative terms: Indecency, Indecency, Indecorousness, Unbecomingness, Unseemliness
2. Adjective. Offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters. "An indecent gesture"
Similar to: Crude, Earthy, Gross, Vulgar, Hollywood, Indelicate, Obscene, Suggestive
Antonyms: Decent
Derivative terms: Indecency, Indecency
3. Adjective. Offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance. "A bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"
Definition of Indecent
1. a. Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.
Definition of Indecent
1. Adjective. offensive to good taste ¹
2. Adjective. not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest or unseemly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Indecent
1. not decent [adj -CENTER, -CENTEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indecent
Literary usage of Indecent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Crimes by William Lawrence Clark, William Lawrence Marshall, Herschel Bouton Lazell (1905)
"is true, for example, of obscene and indecent tableaux and the- atrical performances,
obscene and indecent pictures, figures, and the like. ..."
2. A System of Legal Medicine by Allan McLane Hamilton, Edwin Lawrence Godkin (1894)
"There is little or nothing in the medico-legal literature pertaining directly to
the crime of indecent assault upon children, except as embraced under the ..."
3. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"indecent, IMMODEST, INDELICATE. indecent is the ... A person may be indecent for
want of either knowing or thinking better. Indecency may be a partial, ..."
4. Principles of the Criminal Law: A Concise Exposition of the Nature of Crime by Seymour Frederick Harris, Aviet Agabeg (1884)
"indecent CONDUCT. To this head may be referred the public and indecent indecent
oon- exposure of the person, which may be treated as a criminal. ..."
5. The Penal Code of California: Enacted in 1872, as Amended Up to and by California, James Henry Deering (1897)
"Seizure of indecent articles authorized. § 313. Their character to be summarily
determined. § 314. Their destruction. § 315. Keeping or residing in a house ..."
6. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors by William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves (1877)
"... any escape or rescue i'rom lawful custody on a criminal charge ; any public
and indecent exposure of the person ; any indecent assault, or any assault ..."
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