Meaning & use
decorous
Behaving in a way that is polite, dignified, and appropriate for the occasion.
See it in a sentence
The guests remained perfectly decorous throughout the entire formal state dinner.
Her decorous manners impressed even her strictest and most demanding grandmother.
A note on using this word
Decorous relates to decorum, meaning socially correct behavior, and generally applies to formal or public conduct.
Words with a similar meaning
properdignifiedseemly
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Words with an opposite meaning
improperindecorous
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