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English Dictionary: decorous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for decorous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decorous adj characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" Antonym(s): indecorous, indelicate 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" Synonym(s): becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decorous \Deco"rous\ (?; 277), a. [L. dec[omac]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"rousness}, n.