"undecent" meaning in All languages combined

See undecent on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more undecent [comparative], most undecent [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + decent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|decent}} un- + decent Head templates: {{en-adj}} undecent (comparative more undecent, superlative most undecent)
  1. Not decent; indecent.
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