dedecorous

English

Etymology

From Latin dedecorus. See decorous.

Adjective

dedecorous (comparative more dedecorous, superlative most dedecorous)

(obsolete) disgraceful; unbecoming
- 1664, James Howell, Florus Hungaricus Or The history of Hungaria and Transylvania:
  he took courage to proceed to greater and more dedecorous and base practises

References

“dedecorous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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