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indecorous
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in·dec·o·rous
/
ɪnˈdɛk
ər
əs, ˌɪn
dɪˈkɔr
əs, -ˈkoʊr-
/
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[
in-
dek
-er-
uh
s, in-di-
kawr
-
uh
s, -
kohr
-
]
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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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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
indecorous
1682, from L. indecorus, from in- "not" + decorus (see
decorum
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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