Synonyms for indecorous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-dek-er-uhs, in-di-kawr-uhs, -kohr-

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdɛk ər əs, ˌɪn dɪˈkɔr əs, -ˈkoʊr-

Définition of indecorous

Origin : 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.

adj coarse

Example sentences :

To make such a fuss, also, about your religion seemed to her indecorous and absurd.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

This would be a sheer abuse of power, sire; it would be indecorous and unseemly.
Extract from : « Louise de la Valliere » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere

We cannot follow them and listen to their conversation—that would be indecorous.
Extract from : « The Youth of Jefferson » by J. E. Cooke.

What I reprove you for, is the indecorous and uncleanly; and these, I trust, you will abolish.
Extract from : « Imaginary Conversations and Poems » by Walter Savage Landor

They abound in choice phrases and so are in effect content to smooth over the commonplace with a not indecorous make-up.
Extract from : « An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams » by Pierre Nicole

A 65 very good showing, in these relaxed and indecorous days.
Extract from : « An Idyll of All Fools' Day » by Josephine Daskam Bacon

Second, that this idea, so conveyed, is indecorous and insolent.
Extract from : « Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) » by Various

It would have been horrible, it would have been indecorous, to ask Kamarowsky for money.
Extract from : « Marie Tarnowska » by Annie Vivanti

You may be thankful it was my indecorous, unfeminine self, and not any of the proprieties.
Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant

I supposed so only, for it would have been indecorous to inquire into the meaning of what I saw.
Extract from : « The American Indians » by Henry R. Schoolcraft

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