Decorousness
ər adjective
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
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decorous (ˈdɛkərəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| characterized by propriety in manners, conduct, etc | |
| [C17: from Latin decōrus, from decor elegance] | |
| 'decorously | |
| —adv | |
| 'decorousness | |
| —n | |
| decorous (ˈdɛkərəs) | |
| —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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