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   • Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... 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

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   What is decorous adverb?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dec‧o‧rous /ˈdekərəs/ adjective formal having the correct appearance or behaviour for a particular occasion —decorously adverb A servant was hovering decorously behind them. Examples from the Corpus decorous • It was normal for women to write about love, but they were expected always to be decorous.

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   Where did the word decorous come from?

   • Origin decorous (1600-1700) Latin decorus, from decor “beauty, gracefulness” decorous meaning, definition, what is decorous: having the correct appearance or behavio...: Learn more.

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   • Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite . They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny. He sipped his drink decorously. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   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

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   DECOROUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of decorous in English. decorous. 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.

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   DECOROUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of decorous in English. decorous. adjective. formal us / ˈdek. ə r.əs / uk / ˈdek.ə.rəs / 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

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   From Project Gutenberg. Decorous definition: characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.. See examples of DECOROUS used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of decorous. adjective. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct. “the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme”. synonyms: in good taste. satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic standards. sedate, staid. characterized by dignity and propriety.

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   Define decorous. decorous synonyms, decorous pronunciation, decorous translation, English dictionary definition of decorous. adj. Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper: decorous behavior. dec′o·rous·ly adv. dec′o·rous·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

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   6 days ago · 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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.