indecent

adjective/ɪnˈdisənt/

Frequency rank: #10,500 most common English word

Meaning

not conforming to accepted standards of morality or propriety; offensive or inappropriate.

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Example sentence

The committee decided that the advertisement was indecent and ordered it to be removed.

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