De-cō’roūs or Dēe’o-roūs, a.

(118) (Synop., §130), a. [Lat. decorosus, from decus, and decōrus, from decor. See DECORATE.] Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. “A decorous pretext for the war.” Motley.