Definition of indecorous in English:

indecorous

adjective ɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsˌɪnˈdɛkərəs

Not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper.
不雅的；不得体的；不恰当的
a pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures
Example sentencesExamples
- Too intimate a portrayal of a virtuous Spanish woman was considered indecorous, and perhaps being portrayed itself was perceived as contributing to vanity.
- Cycling and painting are quite separate means of self-expression and their combination is both incongruous and indecorous.
- But some of the writers the regime is now grooming to take power look a lot like insurgents themselves: indecorous, sometimes indecent, not snobby about pop culture.
- Court society viewed the handling of money, though ever more widespread, as an indecorous gesture, which it affected to believe had not yet infiltrated the most intimate corners of its own world.
- I was in the audience when you missed the shift and muttered something indecorous, and really it was almost inaudible.
- He was probably going to lecture her on her indecorous behavior and the scandal it would cause.
- ‘In those days’, Hancock noted, ‘it was considered indecorous for angels of mercy to appear otherwise than gray-haired and spectacled’.
- Their singular talents die indecorous deaths; their individuality is silently squelched under the rigid and coercive iron heel of authority.
- I take this less as a mandate for medieval masochism than an indecorous call to embrace our own authentic experience.
- This robust, indecorous, and accommodating vernacular tradition was not universally hostile to the spirit or methods of Renaissance classicism: it simply took from them what it wanted and adapted it to local practice.
- First, an indecorous alphabet, which I have no idea about, other than it features descriptions of words that don't normally get written about (spicy chicken pasta, raisins, lard, creme egg).
- Wild horses, however, would not persuade me to recount the precise sequence of events that led up to this happy, if somewhat indecorous, conclusion.
- ‘By venting such indecorous spleen, some might consider that I am indulging in the ‘politics of envy’, as it is called.
- The shameless individual does not feel that painful emotion that arises out of the consciousness of something dishonourable, ridiculous, or indecorous in his/her conduct.
- This woman's behavior is indecorous and unprofessional, and when an employee is ‘scared to death,’ it is probably harassment.
- The British press has been atypically lenient in its review of his atrociously indecorous behaviour.
- For reasons it would be indecorous to disclose, I've been more than usually preoccupied with sex and relationships this month.
- There are exceptions, which it would be indecorous, perhaps even counter-productive, to name.
- They make their way to the vinyl-padded folding chairs, which let out a rather indecorous sound when they sit down.
- In Italy, Spain and France it is considered indecorous to reveal too much skin anywhere but in the water.
Synonyms
improper, unseemly, unbecoming, undignified, immodest, indecent, indelicate, indiscreet, immoral, shameless, loose, wanton, unvirtuous
inappropriate, incorrect, wrong, unsuitable, inapt, inapposite, undesirable, unfitting, out of keeping, unacceptable, impolite, discourteous, in bad taste, ill-bred, ill-mannered, beyond the pale

Derivatives

indecorously

adverbɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsliˌɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsli

Strolling toward a table in the corner, she turned slowly, swirling her skirts around her, and plopped indecorously into a chair.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some gardeners bemoan showy colchicum's handsome, foot-long, leek-like foliage, which mantles the ground in spring before withering indecorously in early summer.
- There would have been some terrible dog named Tuba roaming about indecorously urinating on the grass and wearing a bandanna.
- For example, the book's cover features, not only penguins building snowmen and having snowball fights, but paradoxically also a raccoon and armadillos, with a parrot making a snow angel and a salamander indecorously flattened by a snowball.
- Then just as Britain should have been sombrely mourning the far-reaching effect this would have on its Easter telly, another dowager shocked the nation by behaving indecorously.

indecorousness

noun ɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsnəsˌɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsnəs

Overall these features create a sense of the indecorousness of worldly self-assertion, or perhaps, more grandly, of the potential blasphemy of human undertaking as a whole.
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet the charges of indecorousness leveled at these women poets repeat a fixed set of abstract grievances.
- A certain bellicosity and indecorousness characterize the operations of the office.
- It reflects not merely indecorousness but also a contempt for the law.
- To make matters worse, there are two separate occasions of vociferous abuse from the monsignor and they don't make for pretty listening or viewing, though they are (by virtue of their wild indecorousness and unseemliness) utterly riveting.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin indecorus (from in- 'not' + decorus 'seemly') + -ous.

Definition of indecorous in US English:

indecorous

adjectiveˌinˈdekərəsˌɪnˈdɛkərəs

Not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper.
不雅的；不得体的；不恰当的
Example sentencesExamples
- I was in the audience when you missed the shift and muttered something indecorous, and really it was almost inaudible.
- ‘In those days’, Hancock noted, ‘it was considered indecorous for angels of mercy to appear otherwise than gray-haired and spectacled’.
- This robust, indecorous, and accommodating vernacular tradition was not universally hostile to the spirit or methods of Renaissance classicism: it simply took from them what it wanted and adapted it to local practice.
- Cycling and painting are quite separate means of self-expression and their combination is both incongruous and indecorous.
- They make their way to the vinyl-padded folding chairs, which let out a rather indecorous sound when they sit down.
- First, an indecorous alphabet, which I have no idea about, other than it features descriptions of words that don't normally get written about (spicy chicken pasta, raisins, lard, creme egg).
- Their singular talents die indecorous deaths; their individuality is silently squelched under the rigid and coercive iron heel of authority.
- I take this less as a mandate for medieval masochism than an indecorous call to embrace our own authentic experience.
- In Italy, Spain and France it is considered indecorous to reveal too much skin anywhere but in the water.
- For reasons it would be indecorous to disclose, I've been more than usually preoccupied with sex and relationships this month.
- But some of the writers the regime is now grooming to take power look a lot like insurgents themselves: indecorous, sometimes indecent, not snobby about pop culture.
- Wild horses, however, would not persuade me to recount the precise sequence of events that led up to this happy, if somewhat indecorous, conclusion.
- He was probably going to lecture her on her indecorous behavior and the scandal it would cause.
- Court society viewed the handling of money, though ever more widespread, as an indecorous gesture, which it affected to believe had not yet infiltrated the most intimate corners of its own world.
- The British press has been atypically lenient in its review of his atrociously indecorous behaviour.
- There are exceptions, which it would be indecorous, perhaps even counter-productive, to name.
- This woman's behavior is indecorous and unprofessional, and when an employee is ‘scared to death,’ it is probably harassment.
- ‘By venting such indecorous spleen, some might consider that I am indulging in the ‘politics of envy’, as it is called.
- Too intimate a portrayal of a virtuous Spanish woman was considered indecorous, and perhaps being portrayed itself was perceived as contributing to vanity.
- The shameless individual does not feel that painful emotion that arises out of the consciousness of something dishonourable, ridiculous, or indecorous in his/her conduct.
Synonyms
improper, unseemly, unbecoming, undignified, immodest, indecent, indelicate, indiscreet, immoral, shameless, loose, wanton, unvirtuous

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin indecorus (from in- ‘not’ + decorus ‘seemly’) + -ous.

词汇	indecorous
释义	Definition of indecorous in English: indecorous adjective ɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsˌɪnˈdɛkərəs Not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper. 不雅的；不得体的；不恰当的 a pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures Example sentencesExamples Too intimate a portrayal of a virtuous Spanish woman was considered indecorous, and perhaps being portrayed itself was perceived as contributing to vanity. Cycling and painting are quite separate means of self-expression and their combination is both incongruous and indecorous. But some of the writers the regime is now grooming to take power look a lot like insurgents themselves: indecorous, sometimes indecent, not snobby about pop culture. Court society viewed the handling of money, though ever more widespread, as an indecorous gesture, which it affected to believe had not yet infiltrated the most intimate corners of its own world. I was in the audience when you missed the shift and muttered something indecorous, and really it was almost inaudible. He was probably going to lecture her on her indecorous behavior and the scandal it would cause. ‘In those days’, Hancock noted, ‘it was considered indecorous for angels of mercy to appear otherwise than gray-haired and spectacled’. Their singular talents die indecorous deaths; their individuality is silently squelched under the rigid and coercive iron heel of authority. I take this less as a mandate for medieval masochism than an indecorous call to embrace our own authentic experience. This robust, indecorous, and accommodating vernacular tradition was not universally hostile to the spirit or methods of Renaissance classicism: it simply took from them what it wanted and adapted it to local practice. First, an indecorous alphabet, which I have no idea about, other than it features descriptions of words that don't normally get written about (spicy chicken pasta, raisins, lard, creme egg). Wild horses, however, would not persuade me to recount the precise sequence of events that led up to this happy, if somewhat indecorous, conclusion. ‘By venting such indecorous spleen, some might consider that I am indulging in the ‘politics of envy’, as it is called. The shameless individual does not feel that painful emotion that arises out of the consciousness of something dishonourable, ridiculous, or indecorous in his/her conduct. This woman's behavior is indecorous and unprofessional, and when an employee is ‘scared to death,’ it is probably harassment. The British press has been atypically lenient in its review of his atrociously indecorous behaviour. For reasons it would be indecorous to disclose, I've been more than usually preoccupied with sex and relationships this month. There are exceptions, which it would be indecorous, perhaps even counter-productive, to name. They make their way to the vinyl-padded folding chairs, which let out a rather indecorous sound when they sit down. In Italy, Spain and France it is considered indecorous to reveal too much skin anywhere but in the water. Synonyms improper, unseemly, unbecoming, undignified, immodest, indecent, indelicate, indiscreet, immoral, shameless, loose, wanton, unvirtuous inappropriate, incorrect, wrong, unsuitable, inapt, inapposite, undesirable, unfitting, out of keeping, unacceptable, impolite, discourteous, in bad taste, ill-bred, ill-mannered, beyond the pale Derivatives indecorously adverbɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsliˌɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsli Strolling toward a table in the corner, she turned slowly, swirling her skirts around her, and plopped indecorously into a chair. Example sentencesExamples Some gardeners bemoan showy colchicum's handsome, foot-long, leek-like foliage, which mantles the ground in spring before withering indecorously in early summer. There would have been some terrible dog named Tuba roaming about indecorously urinating on the grass and wearing a bandanna. For example, the book's cover features, not only penguins building snowmen and having snowball fights, but paradoxically also a raccoon and armadillos, with a parrot making a snow angel and a salamander indecorously flattened by a snowball. Then just as Britain should have been sombrely mourning the far-reaching effect this would have on its Easter telly, another dowager shocked the nation by behaving indecorously. indecorousness noun ɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsnəsˌɪnˈdɛk(ə)rəsnəs Overall these features create a sense of the indecorousness of worldly self-assertion, or perhaps, more grandly, of the potential blasphemy of human undertaking as a whole. Example sentencesExamples Yet the charges of indecorousness leveled at these women poets repeat a fixed set of abstract grievances. A certain bellicosity and indecorousness characterize the operations of the office. It reflects not merely indecorousness but also a contempt for the law. To make matters worse, there are two separate occasions of vociferous abuse from the monsignor and they don't make for pretty listening or viewing, though they are (by virtue of their wild indecorousness and unseemliness) utterly riveting. Origin Late 17th century: from Latin indecorus (from in- 'not' + decorus 'seemly') + -ous. Definition of indecorous in US English: indecorous adjectiveˌinˈdekərəsˌɪnˈdɛkərəs Not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper. 不雅的；不得体的；不恰当的 Example sentencesExamples I was in the audience when you missed the shift and muttered something indecorous, and really it was almost inaudible. ‘In those days’, Hancock noted, ‘it was considered indecorous for angels of mercy to appear otherwise than gray-haired and spectacled’. This robust, indecorous, and accommodating vernacular tradition was not universally hostile to the spirit or methods of Renaissance classicism: it simply took from them what it wanted and adapted it to local practice. Cycling and painting are quite separate means of self-expression and their combination is both incongruous and indecorous. They make their way to the vinyl-padded folding chairs, which let out a rather indecorous sound when they sit down. First, an indecorous alphabet, which I have no idea about, other than it features descriptions of words that don't normally get written about (spicy chicken pasta, raisins, lard, creme egg). Their singular talents die indecorous deaths; their individuality is silently squelched under the rigid and coercive iron heel of authority. I take this less as a mandate for medieval masochism than an indecorous call to embrace our own authentic experience. In Italy, Spain and France it is considered indecorous to reveal too much skin anywhere but in the water. For reasons it would be indecorous to disclose, I've been more than usually preoccupied with sex and relationships this month. But some of the writers the regime is now grooming to take power look a lot like insurgents themselves: indecorous, sometimes indecent, not snobby about pop culture. Wild horses, however, would not persuade me to recount the precise sequence of events that led up to this happy, if somewhat indecorous, conclusion. He was probably going to lecture her on her indecorous behavior and the scandal it would cause. Court society viewed the handling of money, though ever more widespread, as an indecorous gesture, which it affected to believe had not yet infiltrated the most intimate corners of its own world. The British press has been atypically lenient in its review of his atrociously indecorous behaviour. There are exceptions, which it would be indecorous, perhaps even counter-productive, to name. This woman's behavior is indecorous and unprofessional, and when an employee is ‘scared to death,’ it is probably harassment. ‘By venting such indecorous spleen, some might consider that I am indulging in the ‘politics of envy’, as it is called. Too intimate a portrayal of a virtuous Spanish woman was considered indecorous, and perhaps being portrayed itself was perceived as contributing to vanity. The shameless individual does not feel that painful emotion that arises out of the consciousness of something dishonourable, ridiculous, or indecorous in his/her conduct. Synonyms improper, unseemly, unbecoming, undignified, immodest, indecent, indelicate, indiscreet, immoral, shameless, loose, wanton, unvirtuous Origin Late 17th century: from Latin indecorus (from in- ‘not’ + decorus ‘seemly’) + -ous.
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