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Decorous

Decorous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Decorous? [adj] characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" [adj] according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Decorous: becoming \| comely \| comme il faut \| decent \| in good taste(p) \| sedate \| seemly \| staid Related Terms \| Find terms related to Decorous: accepted \| according to Hoyle \| acknowledged \| admitted \| appropriate \| approved \| au fait \| becoming \| befitting \| being done \| ceremonial \| ceremonious \| Christian \| civil \| civilized \| comely \| comme il faut \| condign \| conformable \| conforming \| conventional \| correct \| customary \| de rigueur \| decent \| delicate \| demure \| dignified \| done \| due \| earnest \| elegant \| felicitous \| fit \| fitting \| formal \| frowning \| genteel \| gentlemanly \| good \| grave \| grim \| grim-faced \| grim-visaged \| happy \| hieratic \| kosher \| ladylike \| liturgic \| long-faced \| mannerly \| meet \| modest \| nice \| normal \| normative \| orthodox \| polished \| polite \| pompous \| prim \| proper \| punctilious \| received \| recognized \| refined \| respectable \| right \| right and proper \| righteous \| rightful \| rigid \| ritual \| ritualistic \| sacerdotal \| seasonable \| sedate \| seemly \| serious \| sober \| sober-minded \| sobersided \| solemn \| somber \| staid \| stately \| stiff \| stone-faced \| straight-faced \| stuffy \| suitable \| thoughtful \| traditional \| unsmiling \| urbane \| weighty \| well-behaved \| well-mannered See Also \| proper Decorous In Webster's Dictionary \Deco"rous\ (?; 277), a. [L. dec[=o]rus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See {Decent}, and cf. {Decorum}.] Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. A decorous pretext the war. --Motley. -- {Deco"rously}, adv. -- {Deco"rous*ness}, n.

Decorous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Decorous?

[adj] characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
[adj] according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

See Also | proper

Decorous In Webster's Dictionary

\De*co"rous\ (?; 277), a. [L. dec[=o]rus, fr. decor
comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See {Decent}, and cf.
{Decorum}.]
Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion;
marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as,
a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a
judge.

      A decorous pretext the war.              --Motley.
-- {De*co"rous*ly}, adv. -- {De*co"rous*ness}, n.

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