🎩decourous

adjective
/dɪˈkɔːrəs/

Meaning

characterized by propriety, good taste, and proper manners

Example Sentences

She maintained a decourous silence during the ceremony.

Synonyms

proper, polite, well-mannered, refined, respectable

Antonyms

improper, rude, indecorous

Collocations

decourous silence, decourous behavior, decourous manner, decourous conduct

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