| 单词 | indecently |
| 释义 | indecently (once / 25364 pages) adv To do something indecently is to do it in an inappropriate, lewd, or offensive way. If your grandmother complains that your party guests are indecently dressed, she probably thinks their clothes are too skimpy. Many people in the audience will be offended if a political figure jokes indecently, and being treated indecently by a police officer is a good reason to file an official complaint. Indecently comes from the adjective indecent, "inappropriate or in bad taste." The Latin indecentem is the source, from in-, "not," and decens, "becoming, fitting, or proper." WORD FAMILYindecent: indecency, indecenter, indecently+/decency: decencies/decent: decency, decenter, decentest, decently, indecent/indecency: indecencies USAGE EXAMPLESThat would be only decent for these victims who were treated so indecently by the state. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) Sixties pop star Peter MacBeth has been sentenced for indecently assaulting a young girl. BBC(Oct 13, 2016) The celebrity publicist, 73, denies indecently assaulting the woman, then 17, at his London office in the 1980s. BBC(Jun 29, 2016) adv in an indecent manner she was rather indecently dressed Ant decently in a decent manner |
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