Definition of decorous Decorous
/dɛˈkɚʌs/ - [dekerus] - dec•o•rous
We found 5 definitions of decorous from 4 different sources.
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What does decorous mean?
WordNet
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| decorous - characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" | ||
| indecorous, indelicate lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior" | ||
| proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" | ||
| in good taste satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic standards | ||
| decorous - 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" | ||
| becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, seemly | ||
| proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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decorous
de-kō′rus, or dek′o-rus, adj. becoming: suitable: proper: decent.—adv. Decō′rously.—ns. Decō′rousness; Decō′rum, that which is becoming in outward appearance: propriety of conduct: decency. [L. decorus, becoming.]
