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decorous

How many syllables in decorous?

  3 syllables

Divide decorous into syllables:   dec-o-rous
How to say decorous:

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Synonyms for decorous


1 syllable
  • good
2 syllables
  • correct
  • formal
  • proper
  • seemly
  • demure
  • modest
  • restrained
3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with decorous

    3 syllables
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