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decorous

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  1. 1. a. Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adj. according with custom or propriety Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. A decorous pretext the war. Motley. -- De*co"rous*ly, adv. -- De*co"rous*ness, n. Source: webster
  5. 5. Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion;marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, adecorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge.A decorous pretext the war. Motley.-- De*co"rous*ly, adv.-- De*co"rous*ness, n. Source: adambom
  6. 6. j:100 a. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct Source: ecdict

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