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- DictionaryDec·o·rous/ˈdek(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained: "dancing with decorous space between partners"
The meaning of DECOROUS is marked by propriety and good taste : correct. How to use decorous in a sentence. Decorous Got Its Start With Etiquette.
Something that is decorous is dignified, proper, and in good taste, like your decorous great-aunt who always wears a dress — even when she's only headed to the grocery store. The adjective decorous shares its origins with decoration.
adjective. formal uk / ˈdek.ə.rəs / us / ˈdek. ə r.əs / Add to word list. behaving politely and in a controlled way: His manner, as ever, was decorous. Synonyms. comme il faut formal. seemly old-fashioned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Self-control and moderation. anti-pleasure. ascetically. asceticism.
behaving politely and in a controlled way: His manner, as ever, was decorous. Synonyms. comme il faut formal. seemly old-fashioned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Self-control and moderation. anti-pleasure. ascetically. asceticism. be in command (of yourself) idiom. boundary. go steady on something idiom. golden mean. grip.
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".
decorous. (dekərəs ) adjective. Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite. [formal] They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny. Synonyms: proper, becoming, seemly, fitting More Synonyms of decorous. decorously adverb. He sipped his drink decorously.
decorous. (dɛkərəs ) adjective. Decorous behavior is very respectable, calm, and polite. [formal] Synonyms: proper, becoming, seemly, fitting More Synonyms of decorous. decorously adverb. He sipped his drink decorously. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.