Meanings of indecorum in English

The indecorum of compliance stared me in the face at the time.

The Proctor in a loud voice demanded who had committed this indecorum.

This indecorum excited angry curiosity, and drew down stern remonstrance.

Several persons, indignant at this indecorum, advanced to take off the young man's hat.

I had broken no college rules, neglected no prayers, nor been guilty of any indecorum.

Far from us be the indecorum of assisting, even in imagination, at a maiden lady's toilet!

This piece of indecorum was told to his master, and the overseer was ordered to re-chain him.

Suppose she had meddled in a matter which no lady could touch without indecorum, perhaps actual defilement?

They stood before us as perfectly unconscious of any indecorum as we could be with our clothes on.

Another blush followed this unregal outburst, and he covered his indecorum as well as he could by adding-

His very presence and face puts vice out of countenance, and makes it an indecorum in a vicious man.

Mrs. Rockharrt, who had finished her prayer, looked around in surprise at the girl, who had committed this unusual indecorum.

I knew not in what terms to state them to my companion, so as to preclude the imputation of arrogance or indecorum.

The decorum or indecorum of a quality, with regard to the age, or character, or station, contributes also to its praise or blame.

Not only were its central personages the patterns of propriety, but no breath of scandal, no shadow of indecorum, might approach its utmost boundaries.

The dress- ashortkilt of calabash fibre-ratherset off than concealed their charms, and though destitute of petticoat they were wholly unconscious of indecorum.