decorous
pronunciation
How to pronounce decorous in British English:
UK [ˈdekərəs]
How to pronounce decorous in American English:
US [ˈdɛkərəs, dɪˈkɔrəs, -ˈkor-]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
- according with custom or propriety
Word Origin
- decorous (adj.)
- 1660s, from Latin decorus "becoming, seemly, fitting, proper," from decus (genitive decoris) "ornament" (see decorate). Related: Decorously; decorousness.
Example
- 1. This is an earnest and decorous book .
- 2. He explained the problem in his careful and decorous way .
- 3. The tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme .
- 4. Edify is decorous the meaning of appeal .
- 5. As if purple is being represented inherently decorous , deducing romance .