Etymology

indecorous

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Today it means: Improper, immodest, or indecent. Full definition →

Latin indecōrus
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  1. Latin · derived fromindecōrus
  2. English todayindecorous

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

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