inverecund en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/
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Etymology
From Latin inverecundus, from in- + verecundus (“modest”), from vereri (“to revere”).
Meanings
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(archaic, rare) Immodest; shameless.
[…] if an inverecund habit shall have gradually traduced the honourable by ancestors transmitted customs […]
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 14: Oxen of the Sun]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 366:Only in puerice do we possess the inverecund innocence of our primaeval progenitors.
1909, Frederick Rolfe, Don Renato:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most inverecund | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more inverecund | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |