decorous (adj.)

  1. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme'

  2. 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

    [ Syn: becoming , comely , comme il faut , decent , seemly ]

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