Decorous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper: decorous behavior.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Marked by proper behavior.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Characterized by or conspicuous for decorum; proper; decent; especially (of persons), formally polite and proper in speech and conduct.
  • Synonyms Fit, seemly, comely, orderly, appropriate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
  • adj. according with custom or propriety
  • Equivalent
    staid    in good taste    sedate    proper   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    becoming    proper    seemly    befitting   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sedate    deferential    sober    discreet    respectful