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Decorous meaning

  1. Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.
  2. Appropriate, suitable.

Synonyms of Decorous

proper decent comme il faut comely becoming indecorous staid sedate in good taste seemly

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Example sentences (8)

There is a dividing wall between the actions of the women of easy virtue and the decorous dress code of the villagers.

Matthew himself is decorous, well-read and charming – but his character Tom is such a doofus.

The story put out about the wedding veil was that decorous brides were naturally too timid to show their faces in public until they were married.

At the same time, murmurs of apprehension began to be heard, which, even in the marvellously decorous chamber of Dutch public debate, have risen in volume.

Ritualizing states of self-control are a notable feature of religious expression among the people, who for this reason have become famous for their graceful and decorous behaviour.

Hustlers is as bawdy, lusty and in-your-face as A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood is quiet, decorous and tasteful, even though both reveal the devastation of the spirit when humanity leaves the room.

We call on political party leaders, and those who communicate on behalf of political parties, to be factual, decorous and to act in a manner that is supportive of peace before, during, and after the elections”.

Adesina said, contrary to Atiku’s claim, Buhari had wielded power with decency, advising him to borrow a leaf from the decorous language employed by Vice-President Osinbajo in debunking his recent press statement on the restructuring debate.

Common combinations with decorous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • decorous and 2×
  • the decorous 2×

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How do you use "decorous" in a sentence?
An example: "There is a dividing wall between the actions of the women of easy virtue and the decorous dress code of the villagers." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "decorous" from real English texts.
What does "decorous" mean?
Decorous means: Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.
What are synonyms of "decorous"?
Common synonyms of "decorous" include: proper, decent, comme il faut, comely, becoming, indecorous, staid, sedate. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "decorous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "decorous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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