adj. 1. Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; lewd or vulgar: found the movie to be indecent. 2. Not appropriate or becoming; unseemly: bought up distressed properties with indecent enthusiasm. See Synonyms at unseemly. in·decent·ly adv. |
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