indecorum
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˌɪn.dɪˈkɔː.rəm/us/ˌɪn.dɪˈkɔːr.əm/behaviourthat isrude, notcontrolled, or againstacceptedsocialcustoms:
不得体的言行,不合礼节的言行He wastreatedwith thegrossestindecorum.他受到了最粗暴的无礼对待。
She was neverguiltyof an indecorum inpublic.她从来没有在公共场合举止失当。
- She could notbearthethoughtthatJanehad beendeprivedofhappinessby thefollyand indecorum of her ownfamily.
- Here is a mostabominablesceneofindecency, indecorum, andinfamy.
- He wasawareof the indecorum ofsingingorwhistlingin ahousefullofgrievingpeople.
- The indecorum of themonarchsinginginpublicwas neverrepeated.
- If the Doctor were to do awayentirelywith theseallegedindecorums then he would have tofalsifythescripturesthemselves.
Rude and cheeky
- cheekily
- cheekiness
- churlish
- churlishly
- churlishness
- coarse
- coarsely
- discourteous
- fruity
- gall
- impudent
- offensiveness
- potty mouth
- potty-mouthed
- presume
- presumptuously
- presumptuousness
- ripe
- temerity
- unrepeatable