Indecent - English meaning

adjective

Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.

Usage examples:

Brothers and sisters should avoid one another in public and refrain from telling bawdy jokes or mak…

noun

Humorously indecent talk or writing.

Usage examples:

His wonderful wit greatly delighted contemporary readers, most of whom were not worried by bawdy, t…

adjective

Containing humorous remarks about sex

Usage examples:

Bawdy humour/songs

adjective

Dismissive of the importance of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

His cruel, belittling remarks

verb

Dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant.

Usage examples:

She belittled amy's riding skills whenever she could

verb

Present participle of belittle

Usage examples:

Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts., stop belittling yourself…

verb

Reduce the price of.

Usage examples:

The depreciation of the dollar would cheapen us exports

verb

Present participle of cheapen

verb

To reduce the price

Usage examples:

This has had the effect of cheapening uk exports.

adjective

Rough or harsh in texture.

Usage examples:

A coarse woollen cloth

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft

Usage examples:

Coarse hair, coarse linen shirts, now and then coarse laughter broke out., our recipe calls for coa…

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces

Usage examples:

Coarse sand/breadcrumbs, coarse-grained linen is a coarse-grained fabric.

adjective

In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.

Usage examples:

Crude oil

noun

Offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters.

Usage examples:

A crude joke

noun

Natural mineral oil.

Usage examples:

The ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude

verb

Reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.

Usage examples:

The love episodes debase the dignity of the drama

verb

Present participle of debase

Usage examples:

Some argue that money has debased football., our world view has become debased. we no longer have a…

verb

To make something less good or less valuable

Usage examples:

Some argue that money has debased football., we debase language by using it inappropriately until i…

adjective

Causing a loss of self-respect; humiliating.

Usage examples:

The prisoners were subjected to cruel and degrading treatment

verb

Treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.

Usage examples:

She thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women

adjective

Making you feel ashamed and worthless as a person

Usage examples:

A degrading job

adjective

Causing someone to lose their dignity and the respect of others.

Usage examples:

The poster was not demeaning to women

verb

Cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something).

Usage examples:

I had demeaned the profession

verb

Conduct oneself in a particular way.

Usage examples:

No man demeaned himself so honourably

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Usage examples:

A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

adjective

Disgustingly dirty.

Usage examples:

A filthy hospital with no sanitation

adverb

To an extreme extent.

Usage examples:

He has become filthy rich

adjective

Extremely dirty

Usage examples:

Trucks poured out clouds of filthy, black smoke., there were beggars in the streets and filth every…

adjective

(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable.

Usage examples:

Gross human rights abuses

adverb

Without tax or other contributions having been deducted.

Usage examples:

If the value of your bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross

verb

Produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income.

Usage examples:

The film went on to gross $8 million

adjective

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty.

Usage examples:

The improper use of public funds

adjective

Being against a law or a rule; dishonest or illegal

Usage examples:

The treasurer denied accepting any improper payments., an improper choice of words, if handled impr…

adjective

Dishonest, and not allowed by a rule or by law

Usage examples:

The cropland may have been polluted because of improper use of pesticides and fertilizers., imprope…

adjective

Mixed with foreign matter; adulterated.

Usage examples:

An impure form of heroin

adjective

Mixed with other substances and therefore harmful or lower in quality

Usage examples:

Impure drinking water, impurities are removed from the blood by the kidneys.

adjective

Mixed with other substances and therefore lower in quality

Usage examples:

Impure heroin/gold

adjective

Not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper.

Usage examples:

A pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures

adjective

Behaving badly or rudely

adjective

Having or showing a lack of sensitive understanding or tact.

Usage examples:

Forgive me asking an indelicate question, but how are you off for money?

adjective

Indelicate words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive

Usage examples:

An indelicate comment, it is indelicate to would it be indelicate to mention the fee at this point?

adjective

Having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain private or secret.

Usage examples:

They have been embarrassed by indiscreet friends

adjective

Not careful in saying or doing things that should be kept secret

Usage examples:

It was indiscreet of you to mention the party – she hasn’t been invited.

adjective

Saying or doing things that tell people things that should be secret or that embarrass people

Usage examples:

In an indiscreet moment, the president let his genuine opinions be known., indiscreet about they ha…

adjective

Feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.

Usage examples:

He gave her a lascivious wink

adjective

Feeling or expressing strong sexual desire

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Lascivious behavior

adjective

Expressing a strong desire for sexual activity

Usage examples:

A lascivious smile

adjective

Crude and offensive in a sexual way.

Usage examples:

She began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song

adjective

(esp. of behavior or speech) sexual in an obvious and socially unacceptable way

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Lewd remarks

adjective

(of behaviour, speech, dress, etc.) sexual in an obvious and rude way

Usage examples:

Ignore him - he's being lewd., a lewd suggestion

noun

The action of moving someone or something in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

Conditions do not allow the lowering of a rescue boat

adjective

(of the sky) dark and threatening.

Usage examples:

A day of lowering cloud

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

adjective

(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

Usage examples:

Obscene jokes

adjective

Offensive, rude, or disgusting according to accepted moral standards

adjective

Displaying earthy humour; bawdy.

Usage examples:

The conversation was often highly rabelaisian

adjective

Lively, entertaining, and typically sexually titillating.

Usage examples:

The novel was considered rather racy at the time

adjective

Causing slight shock because sex is mentioned or suggested

Usage examples:

A racy story

adjective

(of food) not cooked.

Usage examples:

Raw eggs

adjective

Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.

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A ribald comment

adjective

Ribald language refers to sex in a rude but humorous way

Usage examples:

He entertained us with ribald stories.

adjective

Slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.

Usage examples:

His risqué humour

adjective

Slightly shocking, usually because of being connected with sex

adjective

Offensively impolite or bad-mannered.

Usage examples:

She had been rude to her boss

adjective

Behaving in a way that hurts other people’s feelings; not polite

Usage examples:

I apologized for ted’s rude behavior., i thought it was rude of him not to introduce me., i’ve live…

adjective

Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.

Usage examples:

Salacious stories

adjective

Causing or showing too much interest in sexual matters

adjective

(of talk, writing, or pictures) obscene or lascivious.

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Smutty jokes

adjective

Related to or containing smut

Usage examples:

I was really embarrassed by his smutty jokes.

adjective

Flavoured with or fragrant with spice.

Usage examples:

Pasta in a spicy tomato sauce

adjective

Flavored with spices that are hot to the taste

Usage examples:

Spicy mexican food

adjective

(especially of clothing or a colour) not flattering.

Usage examples:

An unbecoming striped sundress

adjective

Not suitable or acceptable

Usage examples:

Such conduct is unbecoming to an official.

adjective

Not appropriate; unsuitable.

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Unbefitting conduct

adjective

Having or showing a lack of courtesy; rough or abrupt.

Usage examples:

He was known for his strong views and unceremonious manners

adjective

Done in a rude, sudden, or informal way

Usage examples:

An unceremonious refusal

adjective

Not fitting or suitable; unbecoming.

Usage examples:

Certain occupations were held unfitting for baptized believers

verb

Make (something or someone) unsuitable; disqualify.

Usage examples:

They say that we are trying to give poor children tastes which will only unfit them for a life of h…

adjective

Not appropriate to or behaving like a gentleman.

Usage examples:

An ungentlemanly lack of sportsmanship

adjective

(of a man's behaviour) not polite and not behaving well towards other people

Usage examples:

He was sent off the pitch for ungentlemanly conduct.

adjective

Not appropriate for or typical of a well-bred, decorous woman.

Usage examples:

Sharon gave an unladylike snort

adjective

Not graceful or polite, or not behaving in a way that is thought to be socially acceptable for a woman

Usage examples:

She was sweating in a most unladylike manner.

adjective

(of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate.

Usage examples:

An unseemly squabble

adjective

Not suitable or polite

Usage examples:

Unseemly language, unseemly haste, unseemly behavior

adjective

Not deserving respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was unworthy of trust and unfit to hold office

adjective

Not deserving respect, admiration, or support

Usage examples:

I put all unworthy thoughts out of my mind., the theory was unworthy of serious attention., a pract…

adjective

Lacking sophistication or good taste.

Usage examples:

A vulgar check suit

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

Usage examples:

A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

Usage examples:

Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

Usage examples:

He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…