Defenition of the word decorous

• Defenition of the word decorous

  • according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme_il_faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
  • characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
  • according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
  • characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
  • according with custom or propriety

Synonyms for the word decorous

• • becoming
  • comely
  • comme il faut
  • correct
  • decent
  • demure
  • good
  • modest
  • proper
  • respectable
  • restrained
  • seemly
  • well-behaved
  • well-mannered

Similar words in the decorous

• • decorous
  • decorously
  • in good taste
  • in good taste(p)
  • proper
  • sedate
  • staid

Antonyms for the word decorous

• • indecorous
  • indelicate

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