indecorous
pronunciation
How to pronounce indecorous in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdekərəs]
How to pronounce indecorous in American English:
US [ɪnˈdɛkərəs]
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- Adjective:
- lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
- not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Word Origin
- indecorous (adj.)
- 1670s, from Latin indecorus "unbecoming, unseemly, unsightly," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + decorus "becoming, fitting, seemly, proper" (see decorous). Related: Indecorously; indecorousness.
Example
- 1. She could not ignore his indecorous behaviour though she loved him very much .
- 2. That is without doubt the most indecorous thing I have done in years .
- 3. He felt that there was something indecorous in her proposal .