indecently

adverb

as in inappropriately

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Recent Examples of indecently Caleb Crawford was incarcerated in 2016 after indecently touching his cousin, a 12-year-old girl at the time. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026 Like in a bombing, a tsunami or earthquake also makes the private suddenly, almost indecently, public. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 Another alleged victim said she was indecently assaulted in London in 2004. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecently
  1. inappropriately
  2. vulgarly
  3. unsuitably
  4. unbearably
  5. intolerably
  6. incorrectly
  7. reprehensibly
  8. awfully
Adverb
  • Before class started, and the teacher had not yet arrived, students may have been clowning around in the room, making jokes, playing pranks, or talking loudly and inappropriately.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Acosta-Gonzalez may have acted inappropriately with other athletes, police said.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of inappropriately
Adverb
  • The movie vulgarly sexualizes youthful political ardor and, even more contemptibly, the very notion of racial justice.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of vulgarly
Adverb
  • The official investigation found no fault with either aircraft but that three planes had occupied the same airspace, which was deemed to have been unsuitably monitored over the Kharkiv region.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of unsuitably
Adverb
  • The world will become tragically, unbearably competent, a surface without a seam.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Though at times almost unbearably bleak, the narrative is propulsive and delivers a fascinating psychological portrait of female friendship, community, and humanity.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of unbearably
Adverb
  • As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.
    — Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.
    — Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of intolerably
Adverb
  • The result can be a company that AI fails to recognize, recognizes incorrectly or resolves in favor of a competitor.
    — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The mayor’s office took that step after learning that citations were being incorrectly handed to vendors in MacArthur Park, a situation reported by LA Public Press.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of incorrectly
Adverb
  • It has been called the most reprehensibly racist film in Hollywood history.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Logan, who comes across as an even more fervent Barry Pepper, is the most convincing of the actors left to sell characters who say and do reprehensibly offensive things but turn out to be decent people.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Definition of reprehensibly
Adverb
  • At that point, Biden’s talk of mandatory retirement for aging officeholders hit awfully close to home.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, the Mets would look awfully silly if Soto experiences another calf issue.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of awfully

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“Indecently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecently. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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