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Meaning of "indecently" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDECENTLY

indecently  [ɪnˈdiːsəntlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDECENTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indecently is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INDECENTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of indecently in the English dictionary

The first definition of indecently in the dictionary is excessively. Other definition of indecently is immodestly. Indecently is also to behave indecently to offend against standards of sexual propriety.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDECENTLY


absently
ˈæbsəntlɪ
acquiescently
ˌækwiˈɛsəntlɪ
adjacently
əˈdʒeɪsəntlɪ
beneficently
bɪˈnɛfɪsəntlɪ
candescently
kænˈdesəntlɪ
decently
ˈdiːsəntlɪ
incandescently
ˌɪnkænˈdɛsəntlɪ
incessantly
ɪnˈsɛsəntlɪ
innocently
ˈɪnəsəntlɪ
lucently
ˈluːsəntlɪ
magnificently
mæɡˈnɪfɪsəntlɪ
nocently
ˈnəʊsəntlɪ
obeisantly
əʊˈbeɪsəntlɪ
obsolescently
ˌɒbsəˈlɛsəntlɪ
phosphorescently
ˌfɒsfəˈresəntlɪ
puissantly
ˈpjuːɪsəntlɪ
recently
ˈriːsəntlɪ
reminiscently
ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsəntlɪ
subjacently
sʌbˈdʒeɪsəntlɪ
translucently
trænzˈluːsəntlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDECENTLY

indecencies
indecency
indecency charge
indecency law
indecent
indecent assault
indecent behaviour
indecent exposure
indeciduate
indeciduous
indecipherability
indecipherable
indecipherableness
indecipherably
indecision
indecisive
indecisively
indecisiveness
indeclinable
indeclinableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDECENTLY

apparently
confidently
consequently
consistently
conveniently
currently
differently
efficiently
evidently
frequently
gently
independently
inherently
patiently
permanently
presently
significantly
silently
subsequently
sufficiently
urgently

Synonyms and antonyms of indecently in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «indecently» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDECENTLY

Find out the translation of indecently to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indecently from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indecently» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猥亵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indecentemente
570 millions of speakers

English

indecently
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अशिष्टता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير محتشمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неприлично
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indecentemente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশোভনভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indécemment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sopan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unanständig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下品に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indecently
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

indecently
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பண்பற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असभ्यपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

indecently
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indecentemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprzyzwoicie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непристойно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indecent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδιάντροπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onsedelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indecently
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indecently
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indecently

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDECENTLY»

The term «indecently» is regularly used and occupies the 59.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDECENTLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «indecently» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «indecently» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indecently

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDECENTLY»

Discover the use of indecently in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indecently and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Live Indecently
Viscount Jamie Burke: the master of the indecent proposition.
Bronwyn Scott, 2012
2
Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents for Pleading and ...
body of one Martha J. Brockelbank, deceased, had lately before then been interred, and then was, with force and arms, unlawfully, voluntarily, willfully, feloniously and indecently, did dig, open and afterward, to wit: on the same day and year ...
William Henry Michael, William Mack, Howard Pervear Nash, 1898
3
Treatise on the Law Governing Indictments with Forms: ...
... deceased, had lately before then been interred and then was, with force and arms, unlawfully, voluntarily and wilfully, feloniously and indecently, did dig open and after' wards, to wit, on the same day and year aforesaid, with force and arms,  ...
Howard Clifford Joyce, 1908
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Reports of Cases Decided by the English Courts: With Notes ...
Jacobson, on the 30th day of March, a.d. 1880, and within the jurisdiction of the said court, unlawfully, wilfully, and indecently did dig open certain graves in the burial ground in the 1st count mentioned, and unlawfully, wilfully, and indecently,  ...
Nathaniel Cleveland Moak, 1881
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Reports of Decisions in Criminal Cases: Made at Term, at ...
Graves. indecently did take, remove and carry away for the purpose of dissection, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of the People of the State of New York and their dignity. And the jurors ...
‎1865
6
Reports of Decisions in Criminal Cases Made at Term at ...
Graves. indecently did take, remove and carry away for the purpose of dissection, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of the People of the State of New York and their dignity. And the jurors ...
Amasa Junius Parker, 1872
7
Reports of Cases in Criminal Law: Argued and Determined in ...
Rko. denied that he had indecently or otherwise assaulted her. The v- jury acquitted him of the indecent assault, but convicted him of a _' common assault. 1888. Held, that the effect of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, „ r~_ is to render ...
Edward William Cox, 1890
8
Park's Annotated Code of the State of Georgia, 1914: ...
Indecent and vulgar noises, where proof showed that defendants made, and indictment charged that they talked loudly, using profane and vulgar language, and smoked pipe and struck matches and otherwise indecently acted, conviction  ...
Georgia, 1918
9
Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases
People v. Eastman, 81 N. B. 459, 460, 188 N. Y. 478, 11 Ann. Gas. 302. INDECENTLY ACTING "Indecently acting," as used In Pen. Code 1895, § 418, relating to the disturbance of public worship, embraces all Improper conduct which disturbs ...
‎1914
10
Before Wilde: Sex between Men in Britain’s Age of Reform
Jones, “a gentleman of fortune,” was charged with indecently assaulting three separate young men in the space of thirty minutes in the Guildhall as they watched the polling that was then being conducted.87 Charles Leivikie claimed another ...
Charles Upchurch, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDECENTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indecently is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Firefighter 'indecently assaulted with frozen sausage as part of …
A firefighter was indecently abused by several of his colleagues with a frozen sausage, he told a court. Novices on Green Watch at Tilbury fire ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Adelaide gymnastics coach Christopher Place jailed for indecently
Judge Rice said Place indecently touched the girl up to six other times, which were not charged. Another student, who was also coached by ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
Nursing mother and teen indecently assaulted - Herald Sun
A SHOPPER holding a baby at Morley Galleria and a teenager on a bus have been indecently assaulted, allegedly by the same man in less ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
Man pleads guilty to indecently assaulting sleeping woman
Man pleads guilty to indecently assaulting sleeping woman. By Clayton Over. cover@centredaily.comJuly 16, 2015 Updated 8 hours ago. 2015-07-17T04:00: ... «Centre Daily Times, Jul 15»
5
Man faces jail for indecently assaulting boy in 1980s - The Irish Times
A 74-year-old man convicted of indecently assaulting a boy he routinely paid “a fiver” for sexual acts in the 1980s faces jail after losing an ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
Topless man indecently exposed himself to dog walker near …
A man indecently exposed himself to a woman as she walked her dog near a cemetery in Northampton. The indecent exposure happened as ... «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Jul 15»
7
CCTV clue in hunt for man who indecently exposed himself on bus …
As it passed through Castleton, he indecently exposed himself, until a fellow passenger challenged him, when he stopped and apologised. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
8
Wheelchair user jailed for indecently assaulting girl
Wheelchair user jailed for indecently assaulting girl ... been sentenced to five years in prison for indecently assaulting a girl during the 1980s. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
9
Jailed: Man, 73, who indecently assaulted two teenage boys in 1970s
A 73-year-old man, originally from Swindon, has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two under age teenage boys during the 1970s. «This Is Wiltshire, Jul 15»
10
Teen indecently assaulted in Albany
Teen indecently assaulted in Albany Did you see something? Police seek witnesses to indecent assault against 16-year-old girl in Albany. «The West Australian, Jul 15»

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