undecentadj.

Forms: Also Middle English vndesent, 1600s, 1800s dialect, ondecent.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈdecent.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

a. Unfitting, unbecoming, improper; = indecent adj. 1. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adjective]

unbecomelyc1200

uncomelyc1230

unsetec1325

unconablea1340

unhonestc1380

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

disconvenienta1425

unjustc1443

unconvenient1450

unsoundablec1450

inconvenientc1460

unorderly1471

mis-seeminga1522

unconvenable1542

undecent1546

ungreeing1560

graceless1562

unsetting1567

unhovable1570

ill1586

uncouth1589

unfittinga1592

unbeseeming1593

seemless1596

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

ill-seta1627

unbeseemly1648

ungainlya1660

indecorous1681

paw-paw1723

ungain-like1796

jive1971

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective]

unbecomelyc1200

uncomelyc1230

unseemlya1300

unsetec1325

unseemly1338

unconablea1340

unseeminga1340

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unseemc1425

unjustc1443

unconvenient1450

unsoundablec1450

unhonestc1503

inconvenienta1513

mis-seeminga1522

unconvenable1542

undecent1546

graceless1562

unsetting1567

indecent1570

misbecoming1589

misbeseeming1589

uncouth1589

unbeseeming1593

seemless1596

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

wry1601

disbecominga1639

unbeseemly1648

improper1739

ugly1879

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > unseemly

unthewfulc1050

unbecomelyc1200

unhend?c1225

uncomelyc1230

unseemlya1300

unsetec1325

unconablea1340

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unlikelya1425

unconvenient1450

unsoundablec1450

unorderly1471

unhonestc1503

inconvenienta1513

mis-seeminga1522

unconvenable1542

undecent1546

unsetting1567

indecent1570

uncouth1589

unfittinga1592

unbeseeming1593

seemless1596

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

unbeseemly1648

untoward1658

indecorous1682

ungain-like1796

1546 Supplic. Poor Commons sig. b.i It were farre vndesent to musell the oxe that trauaylleth all the day.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Isocrates in Panoplie Epist. 177 I thincke it undecent, that I writing of mine owne matters, should, in yours, shewe mee selfe negligent.

1608 D. Tuvill Ess. Politicke, & Morall f. 51^v As beeing a thing altogether vndecent, that one of her composition should any way intermeddle with Armes.

1657 T. Wall Comment on Times Ded. sig. A3 To entitle a Book to the name of a Brother, is neither unusual or undecent.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 86 It would be undecent to see a great Fabrick, consist of little Apartments.

a1721 J. Sheffield Wks. (1723) II. 208 'Tis surely not undecent to mention one's self when 'tis rather with censure than approbation.

1823 C. Lamb in Museum Foreign Lit. 3 562 I have endeavoured there to rescue a voluntary duty..from the charge of an undecent formality.

b. Const. for (a person).

ΚΠ

1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 196 All the use of Cosmetical..thinges oughte to be taken for unhonest and undecent for a man that is..godly minded.

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 159 It is an undecent thinge for a woman to resemble a man.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iv. ii. §1. 127 Such passions are..vndecent for graue persons.

1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 200 [No more] then it is undecent for a Man to stand upon two Feet.

a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) V. 30 It is very undecent for a Master to jest or play with his Scholars.

†2. Uncomely, unhandsome, unbecomingly mean; = indecent adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adjective]

unsewly?c1225

unseemlyc1340

unburlya1400

ungoodly1495

unhandsome1530

unsquared1549

inelegant1570

unelegant1570

indecent1590

undressed1598

unfinified1609

undecent1622

1622 G. Wither Faire-virtue sig. D6^v Twixt the Eyes, no hollow place, Wrinkle nor vndecent space, Disproportions her in ought.

1637–8 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 118 Fairer accesse to their Chappell, w^ch is now most undecent.

1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada ii. i. i. 76 Ozym. I cast it from me, like a Garment torn, Ragged, and too undecent to be worn.

3. Offensive to propriety or moral feeling; = indecent adj. 3. Now dialect.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective]

unhonest13..

inhonest1340

undecent1563

broad1579

nasty1601

indecent1613

paw1668

paw-paw1723

improper1739

unproper1797

fie-fie1812

warm1814

blue1818

indecorous1829

off-colour1875

sultry1887

suggestive1888

scorching1890

juicy1923

gamey1945

1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Excess of Apparel ⁋10 Thou..makest of thy vndecent apparell of thy body, the deuilles nette.

1573–80 G. Harvey Let.-bk. 135 What Stoick or Eremite will bar them of any merriments and iestes that are not ether merely undecent or simple unhonest?

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 77 Away with all undecent, unwashed and defiled langage.

1693 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiv. 275 Much more is it their Duty to their Children, that nothing appear corrupt or undecent in their Family.

1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote 111 He spy'd her stretch'd out in an undecent Manner on the Ground.

1717 Entertainer No. 8. 48 Shocking Sentences and Undecent Dialogues.

1810 S. Green Reformist I. 86 Aren't you ashamed, you undecent fellow, to be appearing on the stair~case in that there manner?

1861 J. Barr Poems 108 (E.D.D.) 'Twas a shamefu' undecent remark.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	undecent
释义	undecentadj. Forms: Also Middle English vndesent, 1600s, 1800s dialect, ondecent. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈdecent. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. a. Unfitting, unbecoming, improper; = indecent adj. 1. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adjective] unbecomelyc1200 uncomelyc1230 unsetec1325 unconablea1340 unhonestc1380 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 disconvenienta1425 unjustc1443 unconvenient1450 unsoundablec1450 inconvenientc1460 unorderly1471 mis-seeminga1522 unconvenable1542 undecent1546 ungreeing1560 graceless1562 unsetting1567 unhovable1570 ill1586 uncouth1589 unfittinga1592 unbeseeming1593 seemless1596 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 ill-seta1627 unbeseemly1648 ungainlya1660 indecorous1681 paw-paw1723 ungain-like1796 jive1971 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] unbecomelyc1200 uncomelyc1230 unseemlya1300 unsetec1325 unseemly1338 unconablea1340 unseeminga1340 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unseemc1425 unjustc1443 unconvenient1450 unsoundablec1450 unhonestc1503 inconvenienta1513 mis-seeminga1522 unconvenable1542 undecent1546 graceless1562 unsetting1567 indecent1570 misbecoming1589 misbeseeming1589 uncouth1589 unbeseeming1593 seemless1596 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 wry1601 disbecominga1639 unbeseemly1648 improper1739 ugly1879 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > unseemly unthewfulc1050 unbecomelyc1200 unhend?c1225 uncomelyc1230 unseemlya1300 unsetec1325 unconablea1340 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unlikelya1425 unconvenient1450 unsoundablec1450 unorderly1471 unhonestc1503 inconvenienta1513 mis-seeminga1522 unconvenable1542 undecent1546 unsetting1567 indecent1570 uncouth1589 unfittinga1592 unbeseeming1593 seemless1596 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 unbeseemly1648 untoward1658 indecorous1682 ungain-like1796 1546 Supplic. Poor Commons sig. b.i It were farre vndesent to musell the oxe that trauaylleth all the day. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Isocrates in Panoplie Epist. 177 I thincke it undecent, that I writing of mine owne matters, should, in yours, shewe mee selfe negligent. 1608 D. Tuvill Ess. Politicke, & Morall f. 51^v As beeing a thing altogether vndecent, that one of her composition should any way intermeddle with Armes. 1657 T. Wall Comment on Times Ded. sig. A3 To entitle a Book to the name of a Brother, is neither unusual or undecent. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 86 It would be undecent to see a great Fabrick, consist of little Apartments. a1721 J. Sheffield Wks. (1723) II. 208 'Tis surely not undecent to mention one's self when 'tis rather with censure than approbation. 1823 C. Lamb in Museum Foreign Lit. 3 562 I have endeavoured there to rescue a voluntary duty..from the charge of an undecent formality. b. Const. for (a person). ΚΠ 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 196 All the use of Cosmetical..thinges oughte to be taken for unhonest and undecent for a man that is..godly minded. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 159 It is an undecent thinge for a woman to resemble a man. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iv. ii. §1. 127 Such passions are..vndecent for graue persons. 1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 200 [No more] then it is undecent for a Man to stand upon two Feet. a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) V. 30 It is very undecent for a Master to jest or play with his Scholars. †2. Uncomely, unhandsome, unbecomingly mean; = indecent adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adjective] unsewly?c1225 unseemlyc1340 unburlya1400 ungoodly1495 unhandsome1530 unsquared1549 inelegant1570 unelegant1570 indecent1590 undressed1598 unfinified1609 undecent1622 1622 G. Wither Faire-virtue sig. D6^v Twixt the Eyes, no hollow place, Wrinkle nor vndecent space, Disproportions her in ought. 1637–8 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 118 Fairer accesse to their Chappell, w^ch is now most undecent. 1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada ii. i. i. 76 Ozym. I cast it from me, like a Garment torn, Ragged, and too undecent to be worn. 3. Offensive to propriety or moral feeling; = indecent adj. 3. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective] unhonest13.. inhonest1340 undecent1563 broad1579 nasty1601 indecent1613 paw1668 paw-paw1723 improper1739 unproper1797 fie-fie1812 warm1814 blue1818 indecorous1829 off-colour1875 sultry1887 suggestive1888 scorching1890 juicy1923 gamey1945 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Excess of Apparel ⁋10 Thou..makest of thy vndecent apparell of thy body, the deuilles nette. 1573–80 G. Harvey Let.-bk. 135 What Stoick or Eremite will bar them of any merriments and iestes that are not ether merely undecent or simple unhonest? 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 77 Away with all undecent, unwashed and defiled langage. 1693 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiv. 275 Much more is it their Duty to their Children, that nothing appear corrupt or undecent in their Family. 1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote 111 He spy'd her stretch'd out in an undecent Manner on the Ground. 1717 Entertainer No. 8. 48 Shocking Sentences and Undecent Dialogues. 1810 S. Green Reformist I. 86 Aren't you ashamed, you undecent fellow, to be appearing on the stair~case in that there manner? 1861 J. Barr Poems 108 (E.D.D.) 'Twas a shamefu' undecent remark. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1546
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