Indecorous Definition & Meaning

indecorous
adjective
  1. lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior"
  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"

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