INDECOROUS


Meaning of INDECOROUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)in-ˈde-k(ə-)rəs; ˌin-di-ˈkȯr-əs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin indecorus, from in- + decorus decorous

Date: 1668

: not decorous : conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste

• in·de·co·rous·ly adverb

• in·de·co·rous·ness noun

Synonyms:

indecorous , improper , unseemly , unbecoming , indelicate mean not conforming to what is accepted as right, fitting, or in good taste. indecorous suggests a violation of accepted standards of good manners

indecorous behavior

improper applies to a broader range of transgressions of rules not only of social behavior but of ethical practice or logical procedure or prescribed method

improper use of campaign contributions

unseemly adds a suggestion of special inappropriateness to a situation or an offensiveness to good taste

remarried with unseemly haste

unbecoming suggests behavior or language that does not suit one's character or status

conduct unbecoming to an officer

indelicate implies a lack of modesty or of tact or of refined perception of feeling

indelicate expressions for bodily functions

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.