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51dignified — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stately, somber, solemn, sober, courtly, reserved, decorous, staid, sedate, elegant, exalted, elevated, formal, ceremonious, classical, classic, quiet, lordly, aristocratic, princely, imperial, majestic, queenly, of… …
52Dueness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dueness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 due due dueness Sgm: N 1 right right privilege prerogative prescription title claim pretension demand birthright GRP: N 2 …
53decorate — [16] Decorate comes from Latin decorātus, the past participle of decorāre ‘make beautiful’, a verb derived from decus ‘ornament’. Its root, decor , also produced the adjective decorus ‘beautiful, seemly’, from which English gets decorous [17] and …
54indecorous — (adj.) 1670s, from L. indecorus unbecoming, unseemly, unsightly, from in not, opposite of, without (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + decorus becoming, fitting, seemly, proper (see DECOROUS (Cf. decorous)). Related: Indecorously; indecorousness …
55modest — 1 *humble, meek, lowly Analogous words: retiring, withdrawing (see GO): *moderate, temperate Antonyms: ambitious Contrasted words: *showy, pretentious, ostentatious: arrogant, haughty, *proud, overbearing: * …
56nice — 1 Nice, dainty, fastidious, finicky, finicking, finical, particular, fussy, squeamish, persnickety, pernickety can all mean exacting or displaying exacting standards (as in selection, judgment, or workmanship). Nice (see also CORRECT, DECOROUS)… …
57serious — serious, grave, solemn, somber, sedate, staid, sober, earnest may be applied to persons, their looks, or their acts with the meaning not light or frivolous but actually or seemingly weighed down by deep thought, heavy cares, or purposive or… …
58demure — /dəˈmjuə / (say duh myoohuh), / ˈmjʊə/ (say myoouh) adjective (demurer, demurest) 1. affectedly or unnaturally modest, decorous, or prim. 2. sober; serious; sedate; decorous. {Middle English, from Old French meur grave, ripe, from Latin mātūrus… …
59formal — [adj1] established, orderly academic, approved, ceremonial, ceremonialistic, ceremonious, confirmed, conventional, decorous, directed, explicit, express, fixed, formalistic, lawful, legal, methodical, official, precise, prescribed, pro forma,… …
60proper — [adj1] suitable able, applicable, appropriate, apt, au fait, becoming, befitting, capable, competent, convenient, decent, desired, felicitous, fit, fitting, good, happy, just, legitimate, meet, qualified, right, suited, true, useful; concept 558… …
