grossly indecent

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• indecent — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ consider sth, regard sth as (BrE), think sth (esp. BrE) ▪ photographs that are considered indecent ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

• Indecent exposure — This article is about the threatening behavior; see also Public indecency. Indecent exposure is typically not to be confused with Exhibitionism. Indecent exposure is the deliberate exposure in public or in view of the general public by a person… …   Wikipedia

• indecent — Offensive to common propriety; offending against modesty or delicacy; grossly vulgar; obscene; lewd; unseemly; unbecoming; indecorous; unfit to be seen or heard. See obscene @ indecent assault The act of a male person taking indecent liberties… …   Black's law dictionary

• indecent — Offensive to common propriety; offending against modesty or delicacy; grossly vulgar; obscene; lewd; unseemly; unbecoming; indecorous; unfit to be seen or heard. See obscene @ indecent assault The act of a male person taking indecent liberties… …   Black's law dictionary

• indecent — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French indécent, from Latin indecent , indecens, from in + decent , decens decent Date: circa 1587 not decent: as a. grossly improper or offensive < indecent language > b. unseemly,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grossly — adv. Grossly is used with these adjectives: ↑disproportionate, ↑excessive, ↑exorbitant, ↑inaccurate, ↑inadequate, ↑incompetent, ↑indecent, ↑inefficient, ↑inflated, ↑insensitive, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• indecent — Lewd, lascivious, obscene, grossly vulgar, unbecoming, unseemly, unfit to be seen or heard, or violating the proprieties of language or behavior. 33 Am J1st Lewd etc § 3. Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard. United States v Bebout (DC Ohio) 28… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• indecorous — indecorous, improper, unseemly, indecent, unbecoming, indelicate are comparable when meaning not in conformity with the accepted standard of what is right or fitting or is regarded as good form. The first four words are in general the diametrical …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• The Theatre —     The Theatre     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Theatre     Considering the tone of what is preserved to us of the works of the Greek tragedians and even of the comedies of Plautus and Terence, it seems at first difficult to understand the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• ithyphallic — /ith euh fal ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the phallus carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus. 2. grossly indecent; obscene. 3. Class. Pros. noting or pertaining to any of several meters employed in hymns sung in Bacchic processions. n. 4. a… …   Universalium

• ithyphallic — /ɪθiˈfælɪk/ (say ithee falik) adjective 1. relating to the phallus, as carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus. 2. grossly indecent; obscene. 3. Classical Prosody denoting or relating to any of several metres employed in hymns sung in Bacchic… …