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decorous

/'dɛkərəs/

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adjective
according with custom or propriety
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Similar:

becoming comely comme il faut seemly proper
adjective
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
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"the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

Similar:

in good taste sedate staid

Opposite:

indecorous

Examples of decorous

"the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"