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deˈdecorous, a. rare.
[ad. L. dēdecorōs-us, later synonym of dēdecōrus disgraceful, f. de- I. 6 + decōrus: see decorous.]
Disgraceful, unbecoming. So † deˈdecorose a.
1727Bailey vol. II, Dedecorose, full of shame and dishonesty. Dedecorous, uncomely, unseemly, dishonest. 1755Johnson, Dedecorous, disgraceful, reproachful, shameful. a1913F. Rolfe Desire & Pursuit of Whole (1934) 59 He avoided them, because of the dedecorous way in which some of them had treated him. |