Honourable vs Decorous - What's the difference?
honourable | decorous | Related terms |
(British spelling)
* 1846 , George Luxford, Edward Newman, The Phytologist: a popular botanical miscellany: Volume 2, Part 2 ,
Marked by proper behavior. (rfex)
* 1919 ,
Honourable is a related term of decorous.
As adjectives the difference between honourable and decorous
is that honourable is (british spelling) while decorous is marked by proper behavior.honourable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)page 474
- It was aptly said by Newton that "whatever is not deduced from facts must be regarded as hypothesis," but hypothesis appears to us a title too honourable for the crude guessings to which we allude.
Derived terms
* honourablydecorous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- But who can fathom the subtleties of the human heart? Certainly not those who expect from it only decorous sentiments and normal emotions.