As adjectives the difference between indecorous and obscene
is that indecorous is improper, immodest or indecent while obscene is offensive to current standards of decency or morality.
obscene
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
Lewd or lustful
Disgusting or repulsive
Beyond all reason
Liable to deprave or corrupt
Usage notes
* The comparative obscener and superlative obscenest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscene' and ' most obscene .