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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Decorous \Dec"or*ous\ (d[e^]k"[-o]r*[u^]s or d[-e]*k[=o]"r[u^]s; 277), adjective [L. dec[=o]rus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See {Decent}, and cf. {Decorum}.] Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge.
A decorous pretext the war. --Motley. -- {De*co"rous*ly}, adverb -- {De*co"rous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
decorousness
noun: propriety in manners and conduct [syn: {decorum}] [ant: {indecorum}, {indecorum}]
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