DECOROUS

decorous. Decorous, a. decent, becoming, seemly, suitable

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De‐co″rous (dē̍‐kō″rŭs or dĕk″ō̍r‐ŭs; 277), a. [[L. decōrus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See Decent, and cf. Decorum.]] 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. A decorous pretext the war. Motley. — De‐co″rous‐ly, adv. — De‐co″rous‐ness, n.