2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Decorous \Dec"or*ous\ (d[e^]k"[-o]r*[u^]s or d[-e]*k[=o]"r[u^]s; 277), a. [L. dec[=o]rus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See {Decent}, and cf. {Decorum}.] 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. [1913 Webster] A decorous pretext the war. --Motley. -- {De*co"rous*ly}, adv. -- {De*co"rous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: decorousness n : propriety in manners and conduct [syn: {decorum}] [ant: {indecorum}, {indecorum}]
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