dec·o·rous /ˈdɛkɚ/
(a.)有禮貌的,高雅的,端正的
Dec·or·ous a. Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge.
A decorous pretext the war. --Motley.
-- De*co*rous*ly, adv. -- De*co*rous*ness, n.
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decorous
adj 1: characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in
manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in
the extreme" [ant: indecorous]
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]