decorous
[dek-er-uhs, dih-kawr-uhs, -kohr-]
adjective
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
Origin of decorous
Synonyms for decorous
Antonyms for decorous
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Related Words for decorous
staid, civilized, polite, sedate, becoming, befitting, ceremonial, ceremonious, comely, conforming, conventional, correct, decent, demure, dignified, done, elegant, fit, fitting, formalExamples from the Web for decorous
Contemporary Examples of decorous
Not for Rodriguez the decorous, red-carpet likes of Gwynnie, Sandra Bullock, or Tom Cruise, but “hot criminal” Jeremy Meeks.
Meet the PR Guru for the ‘Hot Convict,’ the Octomom, and Every Other D-List TrainwreckErin Cunningham
July 17, 2014
A decorous group of nine panelists presented their positions one at a time, following distinctly un-Israeli rules of etiquette.
Historical Examples of decorous
Thus our conversation ran--decorous and harmless enough, in all conscience.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
Imagine “swell up” from Sandford, the repressed and decorous!
A Breath of Prairie and other storiesWill Lillibridge
Thorpe accepted in good part the intimation that silence was after all most decorous.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
Nothing could be more perfectly proper and decorous than this dance.
That Boy Of Norcott'sCharles James Lever
There are no drunken men there, nothing but what is pleasant and decorous.
decorous
adjective
Word Origin for decorous
C17: from Latin decōrus, from decor elegance
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