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in-DEESNT/ɪnˈdiːsnt/

Indecent means offensive in a sexual way, or (indecent haste) unreasonably quick and improper: indecent images, indecent haste. Improper (this batch) is wider; midnight is a clock, not a mood of hurry.

Meaning

Offensive in a sexual way; also (indecent haste) unreasonably quick and improper.

Examples

• “Indecent haste before midnight is still an embargo breach.”
• “Improper is this batch and wider. Obscene is stronger. Haste is a feeling of speed. A timestamp is the rule. Wait for the lift; then publish.”

Good to know

Sexually offensive, or improperly hasty. Wider: improper (this batch). Haste ≠ a lifted embargo.

Near in meaning

improper

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