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Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-di-kawr-uh m, -kohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dɪˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr-



Definition of indecorum

  • noun impropriety
Example sentences :
  • She felt the indecorum of the posture he had condescended to take, and was shocked.
  • Extract from : « A Simple Story » by Mrs. Inchbald
  • In her judgment a laugh was indecorum, and smelling a rose was indulgence of the flesh.
  • Extract from : « The White Rose of Langley » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • Throughout the evening, of course, there was a total absence of indecorum.
  • Extract from : « Across America » by James F. Rusling
  • In the street there is no gleam of sheep's-eying or any manner of indecorum.
  • Extract from : « Familiar Spanish Travels » by W. D. Howells
  • Because, says Michelet, English girls and German think so much of an indecorum.
  • Extract from : « The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc » by Thomas de Quincey
  • There is no indecorum in the proposal's coming from the parent of either side.
  • Extract from : « The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling » by Henry Fielding
  • "The indecorum, Miss Cartwright, has been already committed," said Rosalind.
  • Extract from : « The Vicar of Wrexhill » by Mrs [Frances] Trollope
  • This will be done decently and in good order—our training will admit of no indecorum.
  • Extract from : « Laugh and Live » by Douglas Fairbanks
  • The indecorum of compliance stared me in the face at the time.
  • Extract from : « Jane Talbot » by Charles Brockden Brown
  • It must be remembered that Isaaco was writing a government report and careful to suppress all signs of indecorum.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various

Synonyms for indecorum

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