The little Indecencies, the sly allusions, the candour of French comedy remained, and often it was only stupidity which made one laugh.
"The Soul of the War"
Philip Gibbs
He tried to gaze on the statue of Saint Joseph, before which he kept himself, and to see nothing but it, but his eyes seemed to revolve, to see only within, and were filled with Indecencies.
"En Route"
J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Finesse, in conversation and writing, differs from delicacy; the first applies equally to piquant and agreeable things, even to blame and praise; and still more to Indecencies, over which a veil is drawn, through which we cannot penetrate without a blush.
"A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version""
François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Commentator: John Morley Tobias Smollett H.G. Leigh