CEFR C1

decorous

adjective

Meaning

Showing good taste and manners; proper and respectable.

Examples

Her decorous behavior at the wedding impressed everyone.
The students were expected to be decorous during the school assembly.

Synonyms: proper, fitting, seemly, propriety

Learn English that separates you from the crowd with Anaversity: private classes, Ani practice, Campus tools, and a public English-learning community.

decorous (C1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkərəs/

Definition

Showing good taste and manners; proper and respectable.

Examples

Her decorous behavior at the wedding impressed everyone.
The students were expected to be decorous during the school assembly.
He maintained a decorous silence when the controversial topic was raised.

Synonyms of decorous

Words with a similar meaning to decorous:

proper
fitting
seemly
propriety

Antonyms of decorous

Words with the opposite meaning to decorous:

improper
indecorous
unseemly

Browse the full Anaversity dictionary