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61decorate — [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 …
62decorously — adverb in a proper and decorous manner he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously • Ant: ↑indecorously • Derived from adjective: ↑decorous …
63decorousness — noun propriety in manners and conduct • Syn: ↑decorum • Ant: ↑indecorousness, ↑indecorum (for: ↑decorum) • Derivationally related forms: ↑decorous, ↑ …
64Becomed — Be*com ed, a. Proper; decorous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And gave him what becomed love I might. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
65Becoming — Be*com ing, a. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting. [1913 Webster] A low and becoming tone. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Note: Formerly sometimes followed by of. [1913 Webster] Such discourses as are becoming of them. Dryden …
66decent — de cent (d[=e] sent), a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr. d[=a][,c] to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E. attire, tire: cf …
67Decently — decent de cent (d[=e] sent), a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr. d[=a][,c] to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E. attire,… …
68Decentness — decent de cent (d[=e] sent), a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr. d[=a][,c] to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E. attire,… …
69Decorum — De*cor um, n. [L. dec[=o]rum, fr. dec[=o]rus. See {Decorous}.] Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one s own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which …
70Dedecorous — De*dec o*rous, a. [L. dedecorus. See {Decorous}.] Disgraceful; unbecoming. [R.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …
