In*debt"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. endettement.] Indebtedness. [R.] Bp. Hall.
In*de"cence (?), n. See Indecency. [Obs.] "An indecence of barbarity."
Bp. Burnet.
In*de"cen*cy (?), n.; pl. Indecencies (#). [L. indecentia unseemliness:
cf. F. indécence.]
1. The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or
good manners; obscenity.
2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against
delicacy.
They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of
modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society.
Beattie.
Syn. -- Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity. See
Indecorum.
In*de"cent (?), a. [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. indécent.
See In- not, and Decent.] Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard;
offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Cowper.
Syn. -- Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest; gross;
shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.
In*de"cent*ly, adv. In an indecent manner.
In`de*cid"u*ate (?), a. 1. Indeciduous.