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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Indecorous \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: indecorous adj 1: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior" [syn: {indelicate}] [ant: {decorous}] 2: 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" [syn: {indecent}, {unbecoming}, {uncomely}, {unseemly}, {untoward}]
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