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1. (adj.) decorous
showing respect for social customs and manners.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L decōrus seemly, becoming, der. of decus; see decorate , -ous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) decorous
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
"the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
2. (adj) becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
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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1. (adj) decorous
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
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Sense: (behaving in a manner which is) acceptable, especially quiet and dignified
behaving in a decorous manner.
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 Afrikaans: betaamlik, fatsoenlik, we |
 Arabic: مُحْتَشِم، لائِق |
 Bulgarian: благоприличен |
 Brazilian: decoroso |
 Czech: uhlazený, korektní |
 German: anständig |
 Danish: passende; værdig |
 Greek: ευπρεπής |
 Spanish: decoroso |
 Estonian: väärikas |
 Farsi: مودب؛ بانزاکت |
 Finnish: arvokas |
 French: digne |
 Hebrew: הולם |
 Hindi: शिष्ट, मर्यादित |
 Croatian: pristojan, doličan |
 Hungarian: illedelmes |
 Indonesian: sopan |
 Icelandic: háttvís |
 Italian: decoroso |
 Japanese: 礼儀正しい |
 Korean: 품위 있는, 단정한 |
 Lithuanian: deramas, orus |
 Latvian: pieklājīgs |
 Malay: sopan |
 Dutch: betamelijk |
 Norwegian: anstendig, verdig, kultiv |
 Polish: stosowny, przyzwoity |
 Persian: مودب؛ بانزاکت |
 Pashto: ښه، وړ، مناسب |
 Portuguese: decoroso |
 Romanian: demn |
 Russian: пристойный |
 Slovak: korektný |
 Slovenian: spodoben |
 Serbian: pristojan |
 Swedish: anständig, korrekt, värdi |
 Thai: เหมาะสม |
 Turkish: terbiyeli, yakışık alır |
 Taiwanese: 有禮貌的 |
 Ukrainian: пристойний, порядний |
 Urdu: خوش اسلوب |
 Vietnamese: đứng đắn |
 Chinese: 有礼貌的 |
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