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decorousness

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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.
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Noun1.decorousness - propriety in manners and conduct
decorum
correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior
becomingness - the quality of being becoming
indecorousness, indecorum - a lack of decorum


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It was like dragging a hideous shape of death into the cleanly and cheerful space before a household fire, where it would present all the uglier aspect, amid the decorousness of everything about it.
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