Decorous
['dek(ə)rəs] or ['dɛkərəs]
Definition
(adj.) characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; 'the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme' .
Edited by Alta--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Decent, becoming, suitable, proper, befitting, seemly, comely, fit, decent.
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Definition
adj. becoming: suitable: proper: decent.—adv. Decō′rously.—ns. Decō′rousness; Decō′rum that which is becoming in outward appearance: propriety of conduct: decency.
Editor: Melinda
Examples
- Becky did not very likely indulge so much as she used before she entered a decorous family. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- How could one so pure have stooped from her decorous and noble manner of bearing! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- It was a trial to come down from such motion or such stillness, only guided by her own sweet will, to the even and decorous pace necessary in streets. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- In time, I doubt not, I shall make her uniformly sedate and decorous, without being unaccountably pensive. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But was it decorous--was it? Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- A glass of fine wine was likewise tasted, with discerning though most decorous relish. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Provided only they are decent, decorous, and neat, it is enough. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Jo couldn't even lose her heart in a decorous manner, but sternly tried to quench her feelings, and failing to do so, led a somewhat agitated life. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But let me tell you these are not quiet, decorous, English girls you are going to encounter. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- A direct fall from upright to horizontal, which was the end of the other fighting characters, was not an elegant or decorous part for a girl. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Editor: Melinda