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TOEFL BNC: 10322 COCA: 16264

indecent

indecent /ɪnˈdiːsn̩t/ adjective
indecent
/ɪnˈdiːsn̩t/
adjective
Learner's definition of INDECENT
[more indecent; most indecent]
: not decent不得体的;不正派的: such as
: sexually offensive or shocking猥亵的;淫秽的
of clothes : not covering enough of your body(穿着)不雅的,暴露的
: using language that offends people : including behavior or ideas that people find offensive不文明的;下流的
: not appropriate or proper不合适的;不得体的

— indecently

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 10322 COCA: 16264

indecent

adjective

in·​de·​cent (ˌ)in-ˈdē-sᵊnt How to pronounce indecent (audio)
: not decent: such as
a
: grossly improper or offensive
indecent language
b
: unseemly, inappropriate
he took indecent pleasure in her troubles
indecently adverb

Example Sentences

He took indecent pleasure in her troubles. paintings of nude figures are artistic, not indecent
Recent Examples on the Web Surrett pleaded guilty to two counts of carnal knowledge and two counts of indecent acts involving a minor in October 1994 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison at Fort Leavenworth, according to the records cited by Oregon Public Broadcasting. oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022 Art that didn’t move — that was tethered, what’s more, to concrete walls — didn’t stand a chance against cinema’s almost indecent seductiveness and potential for mass persuasion. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Dressed in a bathrobe at his home, hedge fund manager Crispin Odey allegedly lunged at a young female banker on a summer night in 1998, prosecutors told a London court on the first day of his indecent-assault trial. Jonathan Browning, Bloomberg.com, 17 Feb. 2021 McGarity was arrested and charged with committing a lewd, indecent, or obscene act while on an aircraft. Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022 California’s top military brass has been rocked by homophobia, antisemitism and indecent-exposure scandals. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022 The chef, 61, was found not guilty on charges of indecent battery and assault on Tuesday after less than two days of testimonies in Boston Municipal Court. Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022 Decent rapture can’t help but conjure the indecent variety; Millay knew both well. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 The woman who has accused the celebrity chef Mario Batali of groping her at a Boston bar in April 2017 spent several contentious hours testifying on Monday, the opening day of his criminal trial on charges of indecent battery and assault. New York Times, 9 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Latin; Middle French indécent, from Latin indecent-, indecens, from in- + decent-, decens decent

First Known Use

circa 1587, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of indecent was circa 1587
TOEFL BNC: 10322 COCA: 16264
indecent

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, seem不雅觀;似乎有傷風化consider sth, regard sth as, think sth (especially BrE) 認為⋯下流photographs that are considered indecent被認為有傷風化的照片ADVERBgrossly, positively極不體面;確實不雅觀conduct which is grossly indecent嚴重有傷風化的行為That skirt of hers is positively indecent.她那條裙子確實太暴露。almost幾乎不道德She started a new relationship with almost indecent haste.她又開始了一場新的戀情,如此急迫讓人覺得近乎不道德。

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