dedecorous

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adjective

disgraceful; unbecoming

OriginLatin dedecorus →
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Meanings

adjectivededecorous (comparative more dedecorous, superlative most dedecorous)

comparative more dedecorous · superlative most dedecorous

  1. obsoletedisgraceful; unbecoming

    he took courage to proceed to greater and more dedecorous and base practises

    1664, James Howell, Florus Hungaricus Or The history of Hungaria and Transylvania

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
basecarrioncontemptiblederisibledespicableignominiousingloriouslaughablemiserablemurrainpatheticpissasspunkreprehensiblereprehensivereptilianscabbedscandalousscummyscurvyshitungloriouswoefulwretched

Origin

  1. Latindedecorus
  2. Englishdedecorous

From Latin dedecorus. See decorous.

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APA

dedecorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedecorous

MLA

“dedecorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedecorous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dedecorous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedecorous.

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