dec·o·rous

[dek-er-uhs, dih-kawr-uhs, -kohr-]
adjective
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
Origin:
1655–65; < Latin decōrus seemly, becoming, derivative of decus; see decorate, -ous

Related forms
dec·o·rous·ly, adverb
dec·o·rous·ness, noun
non·dec·o·rous, adjective
non·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb
non·dec·o·rous·ness, noun
un·dec·o·rous, adjective
un·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb
un·dec·o·rous·ness, noun

Synonyms
proper, becoming.

Antonyms
undignified.
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decorous (ˈdɛkərəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
characterized by propriety in manners, conduct, etc
 
[C17: from Latin decōrus, from decor elegance]
 
'decorously
 
—adv
 
'decorousness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

decorous
1660s, from L. decorus "becoming, seemly, fitting, proper," from decorare (see decorate). Related: decorously (1809).
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Example sentences
Current slang, out of which the more decorous language dredges a large part of
  its raw materials, is full of them.
The show is a decorous boneyard of defunct merriment, with the odd.
There is no work for any but the decorous and the complaisant.
The chairman raps his mahogany gavel: the committee rises with a decorous
  scraping of chairs and files out murmuring.
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