decorous
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
Origin of decorous
1Other words for decorous
Opposites for decorous
Other words from decorous
- dec·o·rous·ly, adverb
- dec·o·rous·ness, noun
- non·dec·o·rous, adjective
- non·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb
- non·deco·rous·ness, noun
- un·dec·o·rous, adjective
- un·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb
- un·dec·o·rous·ness, noun
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How to use decorous in a sentence
Not for Rodriguez the decorous, red-carpet likes of Gwynnie, Sandra Bullock, or Tom Cruise, but “hot criminal” Jeremy Meeks.
Meet the PR Guru for the ‘Hot Convict,’ the Octomom, and Every Other D-List Trainwreck | Erin Cunningham | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn more decorous terms, Manchin and Huntsman came to much the same conclusion.
Jon Huntsman and Joe Manchin’s No Labels Bromance | David Freedlander | January 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA decorous group of nine panelists presented their positions one at a time, following distinctly un-Israeli rules of etiquette.
I never knew him to take his time, squander words to be merely decorous.
Christopher Hitchens Eulogized by Roya Hakakian | Roya Hakakian | December 16, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAs president, Obama must be more decorous, of course, than merely mocking the man.
He remembered how decorous and dignified was the Mogul court when Britain paid honor to an ancient dynasty.
The Red Year | Louis TracyHis visions of a merry riot were all fled, and he was listening with the eagerness of a decorous Sunday-school child.
The Chequers | James RuncimanHalf of the people had taken their seats when he began; there was a hasty scramble, and a decorous, half-checked smile.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette DuncanThe past has come down to us cloaked and shrouded, and attended by its decorous retinue of mutes and bearers.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanLet us turn into the British Museum and see sensible, decorous Boxing-day there.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice Davies
British Dictionary definitions for decorous
/ (ˈdɛkərəs) /
characterized by propriety in manners, conduct, etc
Origin of decorous
1Derived forms of decorous
- decorously, adverb
- decorousness, noun
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