English → Latin
“dedecorous” in Latin
inhonestusdishonorable; disgraceful; shamefulturpisugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous, disagreeable; base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgracefuīnfāmisdisreputable, notorious, infamousdēdecōrusdishonorable, bringing disgrace
The English word dedecorous itself goes back to Latin decor, through dedecorus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dedecorous
inhonestus: turpis: infamis: dedecorus (pre-classical and Silver age; Tac.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dedecorous?
- The usual Latin words for “dedecorous” are inhonestus, turpis, īnfāmis; also dēdecōrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.