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indecorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
in-deco-rous
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Improper, immodest, or indecent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *deḱ-, indecōrus

Inflected Forms

more indecorous (comparative) most indecorous (superlative)

Derived Forms

indecorously indecorousness

Synonyms

indelicate indecent unbecoming uncomely unseemly untoward

Antonyms

decorous

Questions

What does indecorous mean?
Improper, immodest, or indecent.
Where does indecorous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce indecorous

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