indecent

[Fr., from Lat. indecens =unbecoming: in- = not, and decens = becoming, decent (q. v.); Ital. & Sp. indecente.] 1. Unbecoming, unseemly, disgracing, humiliating. "Repeated and indecent overthrow." Milton: P. L., vi. 601. 2. Unbecoming: unfit for modest eyes or ears; offensive to modesty or delicacy; indecorous, indelicate, immodest, gro , obscene. "Their barbarous, yet their not indecent glee." Byron: Childe Harold, ii. 72. Indecency is le than immodesty , but more than indelicacy ; these both respect the outward behavior, but immodesty springs from illicit or uncurbed desire; indelicacy from want of education. indecent-a ault, s . Law : An a ault more or le inconsistent with decency. indecent-book, s. Law : An obscene book. The sale of indecent books, prints, or photographs is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment in most of the states, and to send them by mail is a criminal offense against the United States. indecent-exposure, s. Law : Exposure of the person in an indecent manner; it is an indictable offense at common law. indecent-photograph, s . Law: An obscene photograph. [INDECENT-BOOK.] indecent-print, s. Law : An obscene print. [INDECENT-Bоок.] In-de-çent-lý, adv . [Eng. indecent; -ly.] In an indecent, unbecoming manner. "And when indecently I rave." Swift: To Stella (1723-4). In-dě-çid-u-ā-ta, s. pl . [Mod. Lat., pref. in- = not, and deciduatus , from deciduus =that which is cut or lopped off.] Zool .: A primary division of Placental Mammal i a, named by Prof. Huxley from their having the placenta non-deciduous. It contains the Orders Ungulata and Cetacea . in-de-çid-u-ate, a. [Pref. in- (2), and English deciduate (q. v.).] Zool.: Non-decíduate; not having decidua. In-dě-çid-u-ous, a . [Pref. in- (2), and English deciduous (q. v.).] *1. Ord. Lang . Not falling down or off. "The indeciduous and unshaken locks of Apollo." Browne: Vulgar Errors , bk. v., ch. xxi. 2. Bot .: Not deciduous; used of leaves, petals, . In-děç-1-ma-ble, a . [Fr. indécimable , from Lat. in -not, and Low Lat. decimo to pay a tithe; Lat. decima a tenth part; decem =ten.] [DECIMAL.] Not liable to decimation or the payment of tithes. In-dě-çi-pher-a-ble, a . [Pref. in- (2), and Eng. decipherable (q. v.).] Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered or interpreted. In-de-çi-pher-a-bly, adv. [Eng. in decipher ab ( le ); -ly.] So as to be indecipherable. in-dě-çi-şion, subst . [Pref. in- (2), and Eng.decision (q. v.).] Want of decision; want of firmne or determination of the will; a wavering of the mind; irresolution. "A strange appearance of indecision and insincerity." -Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. iv. In-de-çi-sive, a . [Pref. in- (2), and Eng. decisive (q. v.).] 1. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or decisive i ue; not final or conclusive. "The campaign had everywhere been indecisive." Macauiay : Hist . Eng ., ch. xvi. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, põt, indecisively 2. Not coming to a decision: undecided; wanting in decision; prone to indecision; irresolute, wavering, vacillating, hesitating. In-dě çi -sive-ly, adv . [Eng. indecisive ; -ly .] In an indecisive manner. In de çi -sive-ne , s. [Eng. indecisive; -ne .] The quality or state of being indecisive; an unsettled state. In-de-clin-a-ble, a. & s. [Lat. indeclinabilis , from in = not, and declinabilis =declinable (q.v.).] A. As adjective : Gram.: That cannot be declined; not declinable; not varied by terminations; having no cases. "In order to expre by one indeclinable word what would otherwise have required two or three words."Beattie: Moral Science , pt. i., ch. i., § 3. B. As subst.: A word which cannot be declined In-de-clin-a-bly, adv . [Eng. indeclinab ( le ) ; IMG:content-1592.png:[blocks in formation] 2299 *In-de-fat-I-ga-tion, s. [Lat. in defat i gat us = unwearied.] The quality or state of being unwearied; unweariedne . In-de-fēaş-1-bil-1-ty, s. [Eng. indefeasible; -ity . The quality or state of being indefeasible; as, the indefeasibility of a title. In-de-féaş-I-ble, *In-dě féaş-a-ble, *In-děfēiş-i-ble, a. [Pref. in- (2), and Eng. defeasible (q.v.).) Not defeasible; that cannot be made void; not to be defeated. "Doctrine of indefeasible hereditary right." -Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. xiv. In-de-feas-i-bly, adv . [Eng. indefeasib(le); -ly .] In a manner not to be made void. In-de-fect-i-bil-I-ty, s. [Eng. indefectible ; -ity . The quality or state of being indefectible; freedom from liability to defect, decay, or failure. "He alone hath infallibility and indefectibility ." -Вр. Hall: True Peace Maker . In-dě fěct-1-ble, a . [Pref. in- (2), and English defectible (q. v.).] Not defectible; not liable to defect, decay, or failure. Letter to Mr. Dodwell. "A state of indefectible virtue and happine ."-Clarke: In-de-fect-Ive, a . [Pref. in- (2), and English perfect; complete. defective (q. v.).] Not defective; free from defect; "Seven are my daughters, of a form divine, With seven fair sons, an in defective line."" Crozall: Ovid; Metamorphoses vi. In-dě fen-si-bil-i-ty, s . [Eng. indefensible ; compos able; incapability of decomposition. in-de-cör-ous, in decor ous, a . [Lat. inde. cor us , from in -not, and decor us becoming; dec us =an honor.] Not decorous; unbecoming; violating propriety, decorum, or good manners; contrary to the rules of good breeding; impolite, uncivil, unseemly. "It was usele and indecorous to attempt anything by mere struggle."- Burke : Army Estimates, 1790. In-de-cör-ous-lỹ, In-děc-or-ous-lý, adverb [Eng. indecorous ; -ly .] In an indecorous, unseemly, or unbecoming manner. In-dě-cör-oŭs ne , In-děc-or-oŭs-ne , s. [Eng. indecorous ; -ne .] The quality or state of being indecorous; violation of propriety, decorum, or good manners. in dễ cörum, s. [Lat. what is unbecoming; neut. sing. of in decor us =unbecoming, indecorous (q. v.).] 1. A want of decorum; violation of propriety or the established rules of good breeding, or the form of respect due to station and age. 2. An indecorous or unbecoming act; a breach of decorum. "Some slight indecorums therefore, we may reasonably expect to find."-War burton: Divine Legation , bk. vi., § 2. In deed, *In-dēde', adv . [Prep. in , and deed .] 1. In reality, in truth, of a truth, in very fact. It is used variously: sometimes emphatically, as in (1); sometimes as noting an admi ion or conce ion, as in (2); sometimes as an interjection or expre ion of surprise, or as calling for affirmation or confirmation, as in (3). (1) "If it so be that they indede so dyd." Surrey: Virgil's Æneis, bk. ii. (2) "Against these forces were prepared to the number of near one hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed , but of a more nimble motion."- Bacon. (3) "None but mine own people." "Indeed""-Shakesp. Merry Wives of Windsor, iv. 2. The two elements of the word are sometimes found separated by the word very, to add emphasis to the statement. " In very deed for this cause have I raised thee."_ Exodus ix. 26. In-de-fat-i-ga-bil-1-ty, s . [Eng. indefatigable ; -ity . The quality or state of being indefatigable; unweariedne , persistence. In-de-fat-i-ga-ble, a. [Fr., from Lat. in defat i gabilis not to be wearied: in = not, and defatigo = to tire out; from de =down, extremely, and fatigo = to tire, to weary.] That cannot be fatigued or tired out; not yielding to fatigue or exertion; unceasing in exertions or efforts: unwearied in labor; untiring or unremitting in work. "He was indefatigable, and at length succe ful in his attempts."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xi. In-de-fat-i-ga-ble-ne , s. [English in defat i gable: -ne .] The quality or state of being indefatigable; indefatigability. "They come short of his indefatigablene ." - Parnell: Life of Zoilus. In de făt-1-ga-bly, adv . [Eng. in defat i gab ( le ); -ly . Without wearine or fatigue; unremittingly; untiringly. "He exerted himself indefatigably to improve their discipline."- Macaulay Hist . Eng ., ch. xvi. in-de-fen-si-ble, a . [Pref. in (2), and Eng. defensible (q. v.).] Not defensible; incapable of being defended, maintained, justified, or vindicated; as, A town is indefensible ; A line of conduct is indefensible . in-de-fen-si-bly, adv . [Eng. indefensib(le) -ly. In a manner that cannot be defended, maintained, justified, or vindicated. "Some of the terms of expre ion are still indefensibly indelicate."- Mickle . *in-de-fen-sive, a . [Pref. in- (2), and English defensive (q. v.).] Having no defense; defensele . "The sword awes the in defensive villager." -Sir T. Her bert : Travels , p. 337. *in de-fic-ien-çỹ (c as sh), s. [Pref. in- (2), and Eng. deficiency (q. v.).] The quality of not being deficient; fullne ; completene . "The in deficiency of faith."- Strype : Life of Parker (an. 1595). *in-de-fic-ient (cas sh), a . [Pref. in- (2), and Eng. deficient (q. v.).] Not deficient; full; perfect. "The in deficient spring no winter fears." G. Fletcher: Christ's Triumph after Death. In-de-fin-a-ble, a . [Pref. in- (2), and English definable (q. v.).] Not definable; that cannot be detined; incapable or insusceptible of definition; inexplicable. In de-fin-a-bly, adv . [Eng. indefinab ( le ); -ly .] In an indefinable manner or degree; so as not to be capable of definition. In def-I-nite, a. [Pref. in- (2), and English definite (q. v.).] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Not limited or defined; not determinate; not precise, exact, or certain; vague, not in exact or precise terms. "The time of this last is left indefinite ."-Dryden: Art of Poetry. 2. Having no definite, determinate, or certain limits; large beyond the comprehension of man, though not absolutely without limits. It is often contrasted with infinite . "Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite ; though it is not boundle in itself, it may be so to human com prehension."- Spectator. (Todd.) 3. Infinite, without limit. "Indefinite and omnipresent God!" II. Technically : Thompson: Sickne , v. 1. Bot . (of stamens, .): Not definite; not constant in number, usually more than twenty. 2. Math .: Unbounded or unlimited. If the direction of a line only is given, it is supposed to extend in both directions from any point of it without limits; such a line is, properly speaking, an indefinite line. If we speak of that portion of a straight line which lies entirely on one side of any point of it, it is said to extend indefinitely in that direction. A plane extends indefinitely in all directions, unle limited by a boundary: it may be limited in one or more directions by a line or lines, and indefinite in all other directions. (SPACE.] indefinite-article, s. Gram.: The word a or an used in connection with nouns to denote any one of a common or general cla . chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; indeliblene