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

Example sentences from the Web for decorously

Also, I adore the devastating footnotes, wherein he eviscerates (decorously) his wayward predecessor, Andrew Field.

Blake Bailey: How I Write |Noah Charney |March 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Many women wept, only decorously, as he outlined their influence in a reformed village, a purified Principality.

Mrs. Warren's Daughter |Sir Harry Johnston
She had never felt it at the death of the imperious husband, to whom she had been, nevertheless, decorously attached.

The Testing of Diana Mallory |Mrs. Humphry Ward
The motions were coming in helter-skelter from all quarters, instead of decorously from the front row as usual.

Betty Wales Freshman |Edith K. Dunton

Decorously the small couples stepped upon the platform, one after another, and began to dance.

Penrod |Booth Tarkington
The whole fiendish transaction was carried through as decorously and temperately as though it were a religious rite.

The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales |Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for decorously

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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