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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dedecorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dedeco-rous
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

disgraceful; unbecoming

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin dedecorus. See decorous.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dedecorous (comparative) most dedecorous (superlative)

Questions

What does dedecorous mean?
disgraceful; unbecoming
Where does dedecorous come from?
From Latin dedecorus. See decorous.

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