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inverecund

/ɪnˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/

inverecund adjective: immodest; shameless.

Adjective

inverecund (comparative more inverecund, superlative most inverecund)

  1. (archaic, rare) Immodest; shameless.
    • Only in puerice do we possess the inverecund innocence of our primaeval progenitors.1909, Frederick Rolfe, Don Renato
    • […] if an inverecund habit shall have gradually traduced the honourable by ancestors transmitted customs […]1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 14: Oxen of the Sun]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 366

inverecund meaning in Bengali

inverecund in Bengali

অসংযত, নির্লজ্জ

Forms of inverecund

comparativemore inverecund
superlativemost inverecund

Origin of inverecund

From Latin inverecundus, from in- + verecundus (“modest”), from vereri (“to revere”).

Questions about inverecund

What does inverecund mean?
Inverecund means immodest; shameless.
What is inverecund in Bengali?
Inverecund in Bengali is অসংযত, নির্লজ্জ. See Inverecund meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is inverecund?
Inverecund is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inverecund?
Inverecund is pronounced /ɪnˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/.

Words near inverecund in the dictionary

  1. Inveramsay
  2. Inveraray
  3. Inverbervie
  4. Invercargill
  5. Inverclyde
  6. inverecund
  7. Inverell
  8. Inveresk
  9. Invergarry
  10. inverge
  11. inverged

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