EGAVE

decorous

About 0.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.
  2. adjective Appropriate, suitable.

Similar words

comme il faut decent seemly proper becoming comely sedate staid in good taste civilized

Often followed by

and in to manner than as behavior for silence

Word family

decorously decorousness decorousnesses

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