"indecorous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indecorous.wav Forms: more indecorous [comparative], most indecorous [superlative]
Etymology: By surface analysis, in- + decorous; or, Latin indecōrus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deḱ-}}, {{surf|en|in-|decorous}} By surface analysis, in- + decorous, {{der|en|la|indecōrus}} Latin indecōrus Head templates: {{en-adj}} indecorous (comparative more indecorous, superlative most indecorous)
  1. Improper, immodest, or indecent. Translations (improper): неблагоприличен (neblagopriličen) (Bulgarian), неподобаващ (nepodobavašt) (Bulgarian), sopimaton (Finnish), უდიერი (udieri) (Georgian), opassande (Swedish), otillbörlig (Swedish), otillständig (Swedish)
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