in decorous

adjective

not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.

Origin:
1670–80; < Latin indecōrus. See in-³, decorous

Related forms

in·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb

in·dec·o·rous·ness, noun

Synonyms
indecent, improper, inappropriate.

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indecorous (ɪnˈdɛkərəs)

—*adj*
	improper or ungraceful; unseemly

in'decorously

—*adv*

in'decorousness

—n

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Word Origin & History

indecorous

1682, from L. indecorus, from in- "not" + decorus (see decorum).

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