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Indecent

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

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Crude 84% connected

In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as…

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Crude 84% connected

In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as…

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Earthy 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.

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Earthy 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.

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Gross 84% connected

Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.

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Gross 84% connected

Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.

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Immodest 84% connected

Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.

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Immodest 84% connected

Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.

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Improper 84% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Improper 84% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Indelicate 84% connected

Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behav…

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Indelicate 84% connected

Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behav…

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Obscene 84% connected

Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; im…

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Obscene 84% connected

Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; im…

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Suggestive 84% connected

Containing a suggestion, hint, or intimation.

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Suggestive 84% connected

Containing a suggestion, hint, or intimation.

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Vulgar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.

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Vulgar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.

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Impropriety 74% connected

The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners.

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Impropriety 74% connected

The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners.

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Indecency 74% connected

The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.

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Indecency 74% connected

The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.

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Dirty 66% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Dirty 66% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Immodest 66% connected

Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.

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Immodest 66% connected

Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Indecorous 66% connected

Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct.

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Indecorous 66% connected

Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct.

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Indelicate 66% connected

Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behav…

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Indelicate 66% connected

Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behav…

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Synonym 5

Indecorous 92% connected

Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct.

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Unbecoming 92% connected

Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper.

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Uncomely 92% connected

Not comely. -- adv. In an uncomely manner.

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Unseemly 92% connected

Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.

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Untoward 92% connected

Toward.

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Decent 94% connected

Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.

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Decent 94% connected

Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.

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