decorous

Speech parts

1. decorous - Adjective

2. decorous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

comely becoming seemly comme il faut gentile vestal prissy prim right good modal flowery seasonable prude civil
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Antonyms

indecorous pert common blue naughty libertine
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Related terms

decorum dedecorous decor

Phrases with the word

be decorous

Examples

her becoming modesty Source: Internet

comely behavior Source: Internet

it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money Source: Internet

seemly behavior Source: Internet

the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme Source: Internet

For example “proper” precedes the noun when it means correct (“proper grammar”) or decorous (“proper behavior”), but follows when it refers to a specific place (“the city proper”). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

decoron decoronate decoronation decorously decorousness decorporate