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decorous

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dec·o·rous  (dkr-s, d-kôrs, -kr-)
adj.
Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper: decorous behavior.
[From Latin decrus, becoming, handsome, from decor, seemliness, beauty; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]
deco·rous·ly adv.
deco·rous·ness n.
decorous [deck-or-uss]
Adjective
polite, calm, and sensible in behaviour [Latin decorus]
decorously adv
decorousness n
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Adj.1.decorous - characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
indecorous, indelicate - lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior"
2.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, seemly, decent
proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
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Suddenly she came upon a stout gentleman in a silk hat and a chaste black coat, whose decorous row of buttons reached from his chin to his knees.
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They were a civil, well-behaved people, cleanly in their persons, and decorous in their habits.
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Certainly not those who expect from it only decorous sentiments and normal emotions.
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