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dec⋅o⋅rous
[dek-er-uh
s, di-kawr-uhs, -kohr-] 
–adjective
| characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc. |
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| dec·o·rous (děk'ər-əs, dĭ-kôr'əs, -kōr'-) adj. Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper: decorous behavior. [From Latin decōrus, becoming, handsome, from decor, seemliness, beauty; see dek- in Indo-European roots.] dec'o·rous·ly adv., dec'o·rous·ness n. |
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Decorous
De*co"rous\ (?; 277), a. [L. dec[=o]rus, 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.
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Language Translation for : decorous
Spanish:
decoroso,
German:
anständig,
Japanese:
礼儀正しい
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