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Definition of
Decorous
Decorous
dec·o·rous
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
correct, polite and in good taste in terms of manner, character, appearance, etc.; having propriety and decency;
e.g. He was a decorous gentleman, treating women with respect and deference.
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Comme il faut
Companionate
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De rigueur
Decent
Genteel
Incorrupt
Incorruptible
Kosher
Ladylike
Manageable
Nice
Obsequious
Pitch-perfect
Placable
Polite
Professional
Proper
Punctilious
Respectable
Ruly
Seemly
Starchy
Stiff
Stiff-necked
Stilted
Subservient
Teachable
Unimpeachable
Unobjectionable
Unspotted
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Acceptable
Adequate
All right
Amenable
Applicable
Appropriate
Apt
Aptly
August
Authorized
Becoming
Biddable
Ceremonial
Ceremonious
Chaste
Chivalrous
Civil
Clean
Compatible
Compliant
Conformable
Congenial
Conventional
Courteous
Courtly
Decent
Dignified
Distinguished
Docile
Dress
Dressy
Elegant
Ethic
Ethical
Felicitous
Fit
Fitted
Fitting
G-rated
Gallant
Genteel
Good
Gracious
Grated
Harmonious
Honest
Honorable
Immaculate
Imposing
Just
Kosher
Law-abiding
Mannerly
Material
Meet
Modest
Moral
Nice
Noble
Obedient
Orthodox
Polished
Polite
Portly
Pretty
Prim
Principled
Proper
Pure
Refined
Regular
Relevant
Respectable
Right
Right-minded
Righteous
Routine
Satisfactory
Sober
Solemn
Staid
Stand-up
Stately
Stiff
Straight
Stuffy
Submissive
Suitable
Tolerable
Tractable
True
Upright
Upstanding
Vestal
Virgin
Virginal
Virtuous
Well-bred
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