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    decorous

    decorous - Dictionary definition and meaning for word decorous

    Definition
    (adj) characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
    Example Sentence
    • the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme
    Definition
    (adj) according with custom or propriety
    Example Sentence
    • 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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for decorous

decor.DECORATE.if you decorate your ROOM it will look proper in appearance compared to hall.

You can relate it to decorum.

deepak+in corous will be proper in behavior, conduct, or appearance

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