"inverecund" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inverecund.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more inverecund [comparative], most inverecund [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin inverecundus, from in- + verecundus (“modest”), from vereri (“to revere”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|inverecundus}} Latin inverecundus, {{m|la|in-}} in-, {{m|la|verecundus||modest}} verecundus (“modest”), {{m|la|vereri||to revere}} vereri (“to revere”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} inverecund (comparative more inverecund, superlative most inverecund)
  1. (rare, archaic) Immodest; shameless. Tags: archaic, rare Related terms: verecund
    Sense id: en-inverecund-en-adj-cq2DugYf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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