Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-DE'CENT
IN-DE'CENT, a. [Fr. from L. indecens.]
Unbecoming; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language; indecent manners; an indecent posture or gesture. Dryden.
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