What does decorous mean?

What does decorous mean?

Definitions of decorous. adjective. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct. “the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme”

What are synonyms for decorous?

synonyms for decorous

• civilized.
• polite.
• sedate.
• staid.
• au fait.
• becoming.
• befitting.
• ceremonial.

How do you use the word decorous?

Decorous in a Sentence

1. Following a decorous dress code that respects the sensitivity and modesty of others is required at the school.
2. When Bill walked away from a fight in church, he behaved in a decorous manner.
3. After Amy had several drinks, she abandoned her decorous behavior and became extremely offensive.

What is the synonym of cumulative?

adjective. 1. increasing, accumulative, accumulating, growing, progressive, accruing, snowballing, mounting. collective, aggregate, amassed. British knock-on.

What does decorous mean in Lord of the Flies?

decorous. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste. Suddenly Piggy was a-bubble with decorous excitement.

What is decorous Behaviour?

(dɛkərəs ) adjective. Decorous behavior is very respectable, calm, and polite. [formal] Synonyms: proper, becoming, seemly, fitting More Synonyms of decorous.

What is a sentence with decorous?

(1) He gave his wife a decorous kiss. (2) His manner, as ever, was decorous. (3) Two days later a more decorous visitor called. (4) Naturally no expression of that shows through the decorous playfulness of her letters to him.

What do you mean cumulative?

1a : increasing by successive additions. b : made up of accumulated parts. 2 : tending to prove the same point cumulative evidence. 3a : taking effect upon completion of another penal sentence a cumulative sentence.

What is opposite of cumulative?

Opposite of formed by the accumulation of successive additions. decreasing. diminishing. subtracting. subtractive.

What does myopia mean in Lord of the Flies?

myopia. eyesight abnormality in which distant objects appear blurred. The twins watched anxiously and Piggy sat expressionless behind the luminous wall of his myopia.