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decorous
English
Etymology
From Latin dec?rus (“seemly, becoming”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?k???s/
Adjective
decorous (comparative more decorous, superlative most decorous)
- Marked by proper behavior.
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, chapter V, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 3rd edition, London: J. Jonson, published 1796, section III, pages 219–220:
- The narrow path of truth and virtue inclines neither to the right nor left—it is a ?traightforward bu?ine?s, and they who are earne?tly pur?uing their road, may bound over many decorous prejudices, without leaving mode?ty behind.
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 61,[1]
- There came a day when the round of decorous pleasures and solemn gaieties in which Mr. Jos Sedley’s family indulged was interrupted by an event which happens in most houses.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 43
- But who can fathom the subtleties of the human heart? Certainly not those who expect from it only decorous sentiments and normal emotions.
- 1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, Part One, Chapter 1[2]
- The green eyes in the carefully sweet face were turbulent, willful, lusty with life, distinctly at variance with her decorous demeanor.
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, chapter V, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 3rd edition, London: J. Jonson, published 1796, section III, pages 219–220:
Antonyms
- indecorous
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Translations
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seasonable
English
Etymology
season +? -able
Adjective
seasonable (comparative more seasonable, superlative most seasonable)
- Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
- Appropriate to the current season of the year.
- (obsolete) Ephemeral; lasting for just one season.
- (obsolete) In season (said of game when it is legal to be hunted and killed).
- (obsolete) Well-seasoned; matured (e.g. timber).
Synonyms
- (occurring at an appropriate or suitable time): well-timed, timesome; see also Thesaurus:timely
- (lasting for just one season): passing, transitory; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral
Antonyms
- (general): unseasonable
- (occurring at an appropriate or suitable time): ill-timed, untime; see also Thesaurus:untimely
- (lasting for just one season): evergreen, perennial; see also Thesaurus:eternal
Derived terms
- seasonableness
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “seasonable”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
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