indecorum
Americannoun
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indecorous behavior or character.
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something indecorous.
noun
Etymology
Origin of indecorum
1565–75; < Latin, noun use of neuter of indecōrus indecorous
Example Sentences
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He more than made up for the moment of indecorum by finishing four rebounds short of his 16th career triple double.
From Fox News
“The fact is, except beating Mrs H., and striking myself, there is no outrage or indecorum they have not committed,” he wrote at one point.
From Washington Post
On the conservative Brietbart.com, the invites were described as “a stunning show of political indecorum.”
From Time
He called it a “stunning show of political indecorum”.
From The Guardian
“All indecorum of the members is strictly forbidden at all the Society’s meetings,” one rule read, banning “smoking, the wearing of hats or caps, violent language, &c. &c.”
From New York Times
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