decorous

[ dek-er-uhs, dih-kawr-uhs, -kohr- ]

/ ˈdɛk ər əs, dɪˈkɔr əs, -ˈkoʊr- /

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adjective

characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.

Origin of decorous

1655–65; < Latin decōrus seemly, becoming, derivative of decus; see decorate, -ous

SYNONYMS FOR decorous

proper, becoming.

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ANTONYMS FOR decorous

undignified.

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OTHER WORDS FROM decorous

dec·o·rous·ly, adverb dec·o·rous·ness, noun non·dec·o·rous, adjective non·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb

non·dec·o·rous·ness, noun un·dec·o·rous, adjective un·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb un·dec·o·rous·ness, noun

Words nearby decorous

decoration, decoration day, decorative, decorative art, decorator, decorous, decorticate, decortication, decorum, decoupage, decouple

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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 Trainwreck |Erin Cunningham |July 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A decorous group of nine panelists presented their positions one at a time, following distinctly un-Israeli rules of etiquette.

Israel’s New Election Discourse |Don Futterman |January 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
A decorous procession was headed by the piebald pony of the shrine.

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott
Of course during the years when I was most busy at serious work I could do no hunting, and even my riding was of a decorous kind.

Theodore Roosevelt |Theodore Roosevelt

It is useless, and it certainly is not decorous, to contend against that opinion now.

The Battle of The Press |Theophila Carlile Campbell
For the decorous details of this delirium I need only add that, if you want them, you know where to go to find them.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, December 15, 1920 |Various
Corneille and Racine, with their decorous emotion, are alien to him; the subtleties of Molire are barely comprehensible.

Romain Rolland |Stefan Zweig

British Dictionary definitions for decorous

decorous

/ (ˈdɛkərəs) /

adjective

characterized by propriety in manners, conduct, etc

Derived forms of decorous

decorously, adverb decorousness, noun

Word Origin for decorous

C17: from Latin decōrus, from decor elegance

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