different between indecent vs grievous

English

Etymology

in- +? decent

Adjective

indecent (comparative more indecent, superlative most indecent)

1. offensive to good taste

   Synonyms: distasteful, in bad taste, in poor taste, offensive

2. not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest or unseemly

   Synonyms: immodest, immoral, improper, unseemly

3. (criminal law) Generally unacceptable for public broadcasting but not legally obscene.

Related terms

• indecency

Translations

Anagrams

• incented

Romanian

Etymology

From French indécent, from Latin indecens.

Adjective

indecent m or n (feminine singular indecent?, masculine plural indecen?i, feminine and neuter plural indecente)

1. indecent

Declension

Related terms

• indecen??

English

Alternative forms

• greuous (obsolete)
• grievious, grevious (less common / nonstandard outside dialects)

Etymology

From grieve, from Middle English greven, from Old French grever, from Latin grav? (“I burden”). Developed in the 13th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?.v?s/
• Rhymes: -i?v?s
• (nonstandard outside dialects) IPA^(key): /??i?.vi?.?s/ (often used in conjunction with the spelling grievious)

Adjective

grievous (comparative more grievous, superlative most grievous)

1. Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.

2. Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:lamentable

Translations

Anagrams

• grevious