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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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