indecorous

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indecorous

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

adjective more indecorous · most indecorous

Improper, immodest, or indecent. Fact is that papers being locked away for 50-plus years is indecorous.

Opposite: decorous

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adjective

Opposite: decorous

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adj improper

Español	indecoroso
हिन्दी	अशोभनीय aśobhnīya, अनुचित anucit, अमर्यादित amaryādit
Português	indecoroso
Français	indécent
Italiano	indecoroso

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@misc{indecorous_2026,
  title = {indecorous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/indecorous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}