De*co"rous (?; 277), a. [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.
A decorous pretext the war.
Motley.
-- De*co"rous*ly, adv. --
De*co"rous*ness, n.