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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

indecorous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

By surface analysis, in- + decorous; or, Latin indecōrus.

Meanings

  1. Improper, immodest, or indecent.
    • Fact is that papers being locked away for 50-plus years is indecorous. 2021, Gabe Roth, quoted in: Tony Mauro, The Marble Palace Blog: Seven Years of Trying to Fix the Supreme Court, in: The National Law Journal, December 15 2021

Forms

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more indecorous Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most indecorous Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

decorous

Deriveds

indecorousness · indecorously

Translations (15)

ka უდიერი (improper) · sv otillständig (improper) · bg неподобаващ (improper) · it indecoroso (improper) · es indecoroso (improper) · fi sopimaton (improper) · bg неблагоприличен (improper) · hi अशोभनीय (improper) · pt indecoroso (improper) · hi अमर्यादित (improper) · sv otillbörlig (improper) · ca indecorós (improper) · hi अनुचित (improper) · sv opassande (improper) · fr indécent (improper)