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undecent

undecent adjective: not decent; indecent.

Adjective

undecent (comparative more undecent, superlative most undecent)

  1. Not decent; indecent.
    • Conversation is immoral, where the discourse is undecent, immodest, scandalous, slanderous, and abusive.1801, Daniel Defoe, The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of
    • Such usage is very undecent from one Gentleman to another, and does not at all contribute to the discovery of Truth, which ought to be the great End in all disputes of the Learned.1903, Edited by Professor Arber and Thomas Seccombe, An English Garner

Forms of undecent

comparativemore undecent
superlativemost undecent

Origin of undecent

From un- + decent.

Words formed from undecent

Questions about undecent

What does undecent mean?
Undecent means not decent; indecent.
What part of speech is undecent?
Undecent is an adjective.

Words near undecent in the dictionary

  1. undecennial
  2. undecenoate
  3. undecenoates
  4. undecenoic acid
  5. undecenoic acids
  6. undecent
  7. undecently
  8. undecentralized
  9. undeception
  10. undeceptions
  11. undeceptive

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