be indecent
Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words
To have the quality of being indecent.
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Examples (10)
- His conduct was grossly indecent.
- That skirt of hers was positively indecent.
- The proposed advertisement was found to be indecent.
- She worried that her choice of words might be considered indecent.
- In some societies, public displays of affection can be indecent.
- He felt that the jokes told were indecent and inappropriate.
- The judge ruled that the material would be classified as indecent.
- To wear such revealing clothing to a formal event would be quite indecent.
- Children should be protected from anything that is indecent.
- Many people still believe that certain types of art can be indecent.