Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood and call it Eve (Hawthorne).
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dec´o|rous|nes — dec|o|rous «DEHK uhr uhs; dih KR , KOHR », adjective. acting properly; in good taste; well behaved; dignified: »Quiet, decorous behavior is requested in the library. SYNONYM(S): proper, appropriate, fit. ╂[< Latin decōrus (with English ous)… … Useful english dictionary
dec´o|rous|ly — dec|o|rous «DEHK uhr uhs; dih KR , KOHR », adjective. acting properly; in good taste; well behaved; dignified: »Quiet, decorous behavior is requested in the library. SYNONYM(S): proper, appropriate, fit. ╂[< Latin decōrus (with English ous)… … Useful english dictionary
dec|o|rous — «DEHK uhr uhs; dih KR , KOHR », adjective. acting properly; in good taste; well behaved; dignified: »Quiet, decorous behavior is requested in the library. SYNONYM(S): proper, appropriate, fit. ╂[< Latin decōrus (with English ous) < decor,… … Useful english dictionary
in|dec´o|rous|ly — in|dec|o|rous «ihn DEHK uhr uhs; IHN dih KR , KOHR », adjective. not in accordance with proper behavior; in poor taste; not suitable; improper; unseemly; undignified: »Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen… … Useful english dictionary
in|dec´o|rous|ness — in|dec|o|rous «ihn DEHK uhr uhs; IHN dih KR , KOHR », adjective. not in accordance with proper behavior; in poor taste; not suitable; improper; unseemly; undignified: »Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen… … Useful english dictionary
dec·o·rous — … Useful english dictionary
rous — ac·ti·noph·o·rous; ad·i·aph·o·rous; al·giv·o·rous; am·o·rous; am·phiv·o·rous; an·droph·o·rous; an·thoph·o·rous; an·u·rous; aphid·iv·o·rous; apiv·o·rous; apy·rous; ar·bo·rous; as·coph·o·rous; au·rous; bar·ba·rous; bar·ba·rous·ness; bi·fo·rous;… … English syllables
Francis Peyton Rous — Infobox Scientist name = (Francis) Peyton Rous image size = 150px caption = Francis Peyton Rous birth date = October 5, 1879 birth place = Baltimore, Maryland death date = February 16, 1970 death place = New York City residence = citizenship =… … Wikipedia
Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey — Admiral Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey (1827 1922) was a British Admiral in the nineteenth century. He was the son of Spencer de Horsey, of Great Glemham Suffolk, and Lady Louise, a daughter of the first Earl of Stradbroke. His only sister was … Wikipedia
decorous — dec•o•rous [[t]ˈdɛk ər əs[/t]] adj. showing respect for social customs and manners • Etymology: 1655–65; < L decōrus seemly, becoming, der. of decus; see decorate, ous dec′o•rous•ly, adv. dec′o•rous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
