indecently

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈdisəntli/ UK /ɪnˈdiːsəntli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a manner offending against propriety or decency

He grew indecently rich at the expense of his workers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a manner offending... improperly immodestlyobscenelylewdlycrudely

Opposites

decently properly modestly decorously

Word family

Related forms indecent indecency decent decency

Etymology

From indecent + -ly; from Latin indecens, from in- ('not') + decens ('becoming'), present participle of decere ('to be fitting').

decere Latin *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# indecently

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdisəntli/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdiːsəntli/

## Meanings
1. in a manner offending against propriety or decency

## Examples
- He grew indecently rich at the expense of his workers.

## Synonyms
- improperly
- immodestly
- obscenely
- lewdly
- crudely

## Antonyms
- decently
- properly
- modestly
- decorously

## Related Forms
- indecent
- indecency
- decent
- decency

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: decere
- Root: *deḱ-

## Etymology
From indecent + -ly; from Latin indecens, from in- ('not') + decens ('becoming'), present participle of decere ('to be fitting').

## AI Etymology
Indecently is from indecent + -ly; from Latin indecens, from in- ('not') + decens ('becoming'), present participle of decere ('to be fitting'). Important recorded forms include decere (Latin) and *deḱ- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a manner offending against propriety or decency. The wider family includes related words such as indecent, indecency, decent, and decency.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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