Part 5735

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Indecence</h1> <Xpage=749>

<hw>In*de"cence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See</def> <er>Indecency</er>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "An <i>indecence</i> of barbarity."

<i>Bp. Burnet.</i>

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<hw>In*de"cen*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Indecencies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>indecentia</ets> unseemliness: cf. F. <ets>ind\'82cence</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy.</def>

<blockquote>They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of modesty any of the <b>indecencies</b> I allude to, are pests of society. <i>Beattie.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity. See <er>Indecorum</er>.</syn>

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<hw>In*de"cent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>indecens</ets> unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. <ets>ind\'82cent</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Decent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; <as>as, <ex>indecent</ex> language</as>.</def>

<i>Cowper.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.</syn>

<h1>Indecently</h1> <Xpage=749>

<hw>In*de"cent*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an indecent manner.</def>

<h1>Indeciduate</h1> <Xpage=749>

<hw>In`de*cid"u*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Indeciduous.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having no decidua; nondeciduate.</def>

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<hw>In`de*cid"u*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>indeciduous</b> and unshaven locks of Apollo. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Indecimable</h1> <Xpage=749>

<hw>In*dec"i*ma*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + LL. <ets>decimare</ets> to tithe: cf. F. <ets>ind\'82cimable</ets>. See <er>Decimate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes.</def>

<i>Cowell.</i>

<h1>Indecipherable</h1> <Xpage=749>

<hw>In`de*ci"pher*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained, or solved.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`de*ci"pher*a*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Indecision</h1> <Xpage=749>