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Decorous
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1. decorous
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
Example Sentences:'the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme'
2. becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
according with custom or propriety
Example Sentences:'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'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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