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INDECOROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
Example:
indecorous behavior
Synonyms:
indecorous; indelicate
Classified under:
Also:
indecent (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters)
improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)
Antonym:
decorous (characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct)
Derivation:
indecorousness (a lack of decorum)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Example:
moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
Synonyms:
indecent; indecorous; unbecoming; uncomely; unseemly; untoward
Classified under:
Similar:
improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)
Derivation:
indecorousness (a lack of decorum)
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