English-Thai Dictionary

decorous

ADJ เหมาะสม  ถูก กาลเทศะ  มี มารยาท  mor-som

 

decorously

ADV อย่างเหมาะสม  อย่าง มี มารยาท  properly yang-mor-som

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DECOROUS

a.Decent; suitable to a character, or to the time, place and occasion; becoming; proper; befitting; as a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge.

 

DECOROUSLY

adv. In a becoming manner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DECOROUS

De *co "rous, a. Etym: [L. dec, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See Decent, and cf. Decorum. ]

 

Defn: 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, adv. -- De *co "rous *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

decorous

dec o rous |ˈdekərəs, diˈkôrəs ˈdɛk (ə )rəs | ▶adjective in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained: dancing with decorous space between partners. DERIVATIVES dec o rous ly adverb, dec o rous ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘appropriate, seemly ’): from Latin decorus ‘seemly ’ + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

decorous

decorous |ˈdɛk (ə )rəs | ▶adjective in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained: Charlotte gave David a decorous kiss. DERIVATIVES decorously adverb, decorousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘appropriate, seemly ’): from Latin decorus ‘seemly ’ + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

decorous

decorous adjective he behaved toward her in a decorous manner: proper, seemly, decent, becoming, befitting, tasteful; correct, appropriate, suitable, fitting; tactful, polite, well-mannered, genteel, respectable; formal, restrained, modest, demure, gentlemanly, ladylike. ANTONYMS unseemly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

decorous

decorous adjective he always behaved towards her in a decorous way: proper, seemly, decent, becoming, befitting, tasteful, in good taste; tactful, correct, appropriate, suitable, fitting, fit; polite, well mannered, well behaved, genteel, refined, polished, well bred, dignified, respectable, courtly, civilized; formal, reserved, modest, demure, sedate, staid, gentlemanly, ladylike; French comme il faut; dated mannerly; humorous couth. ANTONYMS indecorous; unseemly; immodest.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

decorous

dec o rous /dék (ə )rəs , ｟古 ｠dɪkɔ́ːrəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗礼儀正しい, 礼儀をわきまえた ; 品のある .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞