26 December 2017
decorous
[dek-er-uh s, dih-kawr-uh s, -kohr-]
adjective
1. characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
Origin of decorous
Latin
1655-1665; < Latin decōrus seemly, becoming, derivative of decus; see decorate, -ous
Related forms
decorously, adverb
decorousness, noun
nondecorous, adjective
nondecorously, adverb
nondecorousness, noun
Synonyms
proper, becoming.
Antonyms
undignified.
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Examples from the Web for decorous
Contemporary Examples
Not for Rodriguez the decorous, red-carpet likes of Gwynnie, Sandra Bullock, or Tom Cruise, but “hot criminal” Jeremy Meeks.
Meet the PR Guru for the ‘Hot Convict,’ the Octomom, and Every Other D-List Trainwreck
Erin Cunningham
July 16, 2014
A decorous group of nine panelists presented their positions one at a time, following distinctly un-Israeli rules of etiquette.
Israel’s New Election Discourse
Don Futterman
January 7, 2013
Historical Examples
Thus our conversation ran– decorous and harmless enough, in all conscience.
In the Valley
Harold Frederic
Anagram
sour code
do course
door cues
us or code
scour ode
Today’s quote
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
– Maya Angelou
On this day
26 December – the second day of the 12 days of Christmas (Western Christianity).
26 December 1941 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
26 December 1966 – The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. a secular festival observed by many African Americans from 26 December to 1 January as a celebration of their cultural heritage and traditional values.
26 December 1982 – Time’s Man of the Year is for the first time a non-human, the personal computer.
26 December 1991 – formal dissolution of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) when the Supreme Soviet dissolved itself following the Alma-Ata Protocol of 21 December 1991 and the resignation of President Gorbachev on 25 December 1991.
26 December 2004 – the Boxing Day tsunami originates in Indonesia and spreads across the Indian Ocean killing 230,000 people in 14 countries. It was triggered by a massive earthquake which registered a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3 and caused the entire planet to vibrate by up to 1cm and caused earthquakes as far away as Alaska.