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Meaning of 'decorous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Decorous [ a.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'decorous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . decorous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
Example in sentence:
  • the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme
2 . decorous [ s]
Meaning (2):
- according with custom or propriety
Example in sentence:
  • comely behavior;
  • her becoming modesty;
  • it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money;
  • seemly behavior

Nearby Words:

deca- decacerata decachord decachordon decad decadal decade decadence decadency decadent

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