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Webster 1913 Edition

Decorous

Dec′or-ous

(dĕk′ō̍r-ŭs or dē̍-kō′rŭs; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
decōrus
, 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.
–
De-co′rous-ly
,
adv.
–
De-co′rous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Decorous

DEC'OROUS

,
Adj.
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.

DEC'OROUS

LY,
adv.
In a becoming manner.
DECOR'TICATE, v.t. [L. bark.] To strip off bark; to peel; to husk; to take off the exterior coat; as, to decorticate barley.
DECOR'TICATED, pp. Stripped of bark; peeled; husked.
DECOR'TICATING, ppr. Stripping off bark or the external coat; peeling.
DECORTICA'TION, n. The act of stripping off bark or husk.
DECO'RUM, n. [L. to become.]

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