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indelicate
adj. lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior"
indecent, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
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indecent, indecorous, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
immodest
adj. offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
indelicate
adj. verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"
obscene
adj. designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"- Margaret Mead
disgraceful, scandalous, shocking
adj. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"
inglorious, disgraceful, ignominious, opprobrious, shameful
adj. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"
indelicate, indecorous
adj. lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior"
unworthy
adj. lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
offensive
adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
undignified
adj. lacking dignity
unacceptable, unsuitable
adj. not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"
wrong, unsuitable, improper
adj. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
base, ugly, vile
adj. morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
Synonyms (6)
improper
adj. not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"
indecent
adj. offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
wrong, inappropriate, incorrect
adj. not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
wrong
adj. not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
Antonyms (6)
decorous
adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
proper
adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
noble, stately, imposing, baronial
adj. impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
indecorous
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