Decorous Definition & Meaning
decorous
- adjective
- 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"
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- What does decorous mean?
- 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"
- What part of speech is decorous?
- Decorous is an adjective.
- How many definitions does decorous have?
- Decorous has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).