Indecorous Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Indecorous

Learn about the word Indecorous to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Indecorous definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Indecorous

Indecorous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Indecorous? [adj] lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior" [adj] not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Indecorous: indelicate \| unbecoming \| uncomely \| unseemly \| untoward Related Terms \| Find terms related to Indecorous: aberrant \| abnormal \| abominable \| atrocious \| barbaric \| barbarous \| cacophonous \| chintzy \| clumsy \| coarse \| criminal \| crude \| delinquent \| deviant \| discourteous \| disgraceful \| doggerel \| Doric \| dysphemistic \| evil \| graceless \| gross \| hardly the thing \| harsh \| ignominious \| illegal \| ill-mannered \| immodest \| impolite \| improper \| impure \| in bad taste \| inappropriate \| inconcinnate \| inconcinnous \| incorrect \| indecent \| indelicate \| indiscreet \| inelegant \| infamous \| infelicitous \| irregular \| loose \| low \| malodorous \| not done \| not the thing \| off-base \| off-color \| offensive \| outlandish \| out-of-line \| ridiculous \| rough \| rude \| sacrilegious \| scandalous \| shameful \| shameless \| sinful \| tasteless \| terrible \| unbecoming \| unbefitting \| unbeseeming \| uncivil \| uncourtly \| uncouth \| undecorous \| undignified \| undue \| uneuphonious \| unfelicitous \| unfit \| unfitting \| ungenteel \| ungodly \| ungraceful \| unlawful \| unpolished \| unrefined \| unrighteous \| unseemly \| unsuitable \| untasteful \| untoward \| vulgar \| wicked \| wrong \| wrongful See Also \| improper \| indecent Indecorous In Webster's Dictionary \In`de*co"rous\ (?; 277), a. [L. indecorous. See {In-} not, and {Decorous}.] Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct. It was useless and indecorous to attempt anything more by mere struggle. --Burke. Syn: Unbecoming; unseemly; unbefitting; rude; coarse; impolite; uncivil; ill-bred.

Indecorous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Indecorous?

[adj] lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior"
[adj] not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

See Also | improper | indecent

Indecorous In Webster's Dictionary

\In`de*co"rous\ (?; 277), a. [L. indecorous. See
{In-} not, and {Decorous}.]
Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good
breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place;
as, indecorous conduct.

      It was useless and indecorous to attempt anything more
      by mere struggle.                        --Burke.

Syn: Unbecoming; unseemly; unbefitting; rude; coarse;
     impolite; uncivil; ill-bred.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Elementary school ‐ a school for young children; usually the first 6…
Press stud ‐ a fastener used…
Butterfly valve ‐ a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and…
Cuirass ‐ medieval body armor that covers the…
Stole ‐ a wide scarf worn about their…
European perch ‐ a perch native…
Anseriformes ‐ ducks; geese; swans;…
Tepic ‐ a city in west…
Actinomycin ‐ any of various red antibiotics isolated from…
Pluckiness ‐ the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible…