decorous
31decorousness — decorous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained. DERIVATIVES decorously adverb decorousness noun. ORIGIN Latin decorus seemly …
32proper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. correct, fastidious; suitable, becoming; decorous, demure, chaste, delicate; individual, special, limited, own, appropriate, pertinent, apropos, meet; seemly, befitting; equitable, fair, right, just …
33indecorous — indecorous, improper, unseemly, indecent, unbecoming, indelicate are comparable when meaning not in conformity with the accepted standard of what is right or fitting or is regarded as good form. The first four words are in general the diametrical …
34decent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. decorous, chaste, pure in heart; acceptable, reasonable, tolerable; virtuous, modest, respectable. See probity, repute, modesty.Ant., gross, indecent, unseemly. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In… …
35seemly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. decorous, proper, becoming, decent, fitting. See expedience, beauty. Ant., unseemly, improper. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Suitable] Syn. timely, appropriate, suitable; see fit 1 , 2 . 2.… …
36becoming — adjective 1. 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: ↑comely, ↑ …
37Demure — De*mure , a. [Perh. from OF. de murs (i. e., de bonnes murs of good manners); de of + murs, mours, meurs, mors, F. m?urs, fr. L. mores (sing. mos) manners, morals (see {Moral}); or more prob. fr. OF. me[ u]r, F. m[^u]r mature, ripe (see {Mature}) …
38Indecorous — In de*co rous (?; 277), a. [L. indecorous. See {In } not, and {Decorous}.] Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct. [1913 Webster] It was useless and …
39Seeliest — Seemly Seem ly (s[=e]m l[y^]), a. [Compar.{Seemlier} (s[=e]m l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Seeliest}.] [Icel. s[ae]miligr, fr. s[ae]mr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E. same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence, fitting. See {Seem}, v.… …
40Seemlier — Seemly Seem ly (s[=e]m l[y^]), a. [Compar.{Seemlier} (s[=e]m l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Seeliest}.] [Icel. s[ae]miligr, fr. s[ae]mr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E. same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence, fitting. See {Seem}, v.… …
