decorous• It was normal for women to write about love, but they were expected always to be decorous.• He frequently attendedchurch, and demandedstrictattention and decorous behaviour from his court while at worship.• Above the decorouschat, the familiarbray of Peregrine's voice could be heard.• Safe Home Countiesseats in the 50s wanted decorous ex-public schoolboys.• Naturally no expression of that shows through the decorous playfulness of her letters to him.• The Galleries will bridge the snarlingring road, which will be buried in decoroustunnels.• Two days later a more decorousvisitor called.• The man had never behaved towards her in other than a friendly and decorous way; nevertheless, she burned.
Origindecorous
(1600-1700)Latindecorus, from decor“beauty, gracefulness”