decorous
decorous
Definition
deco·rous (dek′ə rəs; also di kôr′əs)
adjective
characterized by or showing decorum, propriety, good taste, etc.
Etymology: L decorus, becoming < decor: see décor
dec′o·rously adverb
dec′o·rous·ness noun
decorous
Synonyms
decorous
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- manner: Today the cows carry out a similar function in a rather more decorous manner.
- woman: In yet other contexts, replicated on jewelry, her image might betoken the beautiful, enlightened, decorous woman.
Modifying Another Word
- very: In these coffee-houses, however, there generally prevails a very decorous stillness and silence.
Browse dictionary entries near decorous
- decorator
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- Decoration Day
- decoration
- decorated
- decorate
- decor
- decontrol
- decontaminate
- deconstruction
- decorticate
- decorum
- decoupage
- decouple
- decoupling
- decoupling trade
- decoy
- decrease
- decree
- decrement
