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Definition of propriety
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Propriety
(n.) That which is
proper
or
peculiar;
an
inherent
property
or
quality;
peculiarity.
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Propriety
::
Propriety
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
proper;
suitableness
to an
acknowledged
or
correct
standard
or rule;
consonance
with
established
principles,
rules,
or
customs;
fitness;
appropriateness;
as,
propriety
of
behavior,
language,
manners,
etc..
Decency
::
Decency
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
decent,
suitable,
or
becoming,
in words or
behavior;
propriety
of form in
social
intercourse,
in
actions,
or in
discourse;
proper
formality;
becoming
ceremony;
seemliness;
hence,
freedom
from
obscenity
or
indecorum;
modesty..
Seemliness
::
Seemliness
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
seemly:
comeliness;
propriety.
Modest
::
Modest
(a.)
Restraining
within
due
limits
of
propriety;
not
forward,
bold,
boastful,
or
presumptious;
rather
retiring
than
pushing
one's self
forward;
not
obstructive;
as, a
modest
youth;
a
modest
man..
Gum
::
Gum (n.) A
vegetable
secretion
of many trees or
plants
that
hardens
when it
exudes,
but is
soluble
in
water;
as, gum
arabic;
gum
tragacanth;
the gum of the
cherry
tree. Also, with less
propriety,
exudations
that are not
soluble
in
water;
as, gum copal and gum
sandarac,
which are
really
resins..
Disputable
::
Disputable
(v. i.)
Capable
of being
disputed;
liable
to be
called
in
question,
controverted,
or
contested;
or
doubtful
certainty
or
propriety;
controvertible;
as,
disputable
opinions,
propositions,
points,
or
questions..
Well-spoken
::
Well-spoken
(a.)
Spoken
with
propriety;
as,
well-spoken
words..
Shame
::
Shame (n.) A
painful
sensation
excited
by a
consciousness
of guilt or
impropriety,
or of
having
done
something
which
injures
reputation,
or of the
exposure
of that which
nature
or
modesty
prompts
us to
conceal..
Fault
::
Fault (n.) A moral
failing;
a
defect
or
dereliction
from duty; a
deviation
from
propriety;
an
offense
less
serious
than a
crime.
Approbation
::
Approbation
(n.) The act of
approving;
an
assenting
to the
propriety
of a thing with some
degree
of
pleasure
or
satisfaction;
approval;
sanction;
commendation.
Doubtful
::
Doubtful
(a.) Not
settled
in
opinion;
undetermined;
wavering;
hesitating
in
belief;
also used,
metaphorically,
of the body when its
action
is
affected
by such a state of mind; as, we are
doubtful
of a fact, or of the
propriety
of a
measure..
Discretion
::
Discretion
(n.) The
quality
of being
discreet;
wise
conduct
and
management;
cautious
discernment,
especially
as to
matters
of
propriety
and
self-control;
prudence;
circumspection;
wariness..
Deformity
::
Deformity
(a.)
Anything
that
destroys
beauty,
grace,
or
propriety;
irregularity;
absurdity;
gross
deviation
from order or the
established
laws of
propriety;
as,
deformity
in an
edifice;
deformity
of
character..
Rule
::
Rule (a.) That which is
prescribed
or laid down as a guide for
conduct
or
action;
a
governing
direction
for a
specific
purpose;
an
authoritative
enactment;
a
regulation;
a
prescription;
a
precept;
as, the rules of
various
societies;
the rules
governing
a
school;
a rule of
etiquette
or
propriety;
the rules of
cricket..
Sin
::
Sin (n.) To
violate
human
rights,
law, or
propriety;
to
commit
an
offense;
to
trespass;
to
transgress..
Chaperon
::
Chaperon
(n.) A
matron
who
accompanies
a young lady in
public,
for
propriety,
or as a guide and
protector..
Unity
::
Unity (n.) In
dramatic
composition,
one of the
principles
by which a
uniform
tenor of story and
propriety
of
representation
are
preserved;
conformity
in a
composition
to
these;
in
oratory,
discourse,
etc., the due
subordination
and
reference
of every part to the
development
of the
leading
idea or the
eastablishment
of the main
proposition..
Justly
::
"Justly
(a.) In a just
manner;
in
conformity
to law,
justice,
or
propriety;
by
right;
honestly;
fairly;
accurately..
Forbear
::
Forbear
(v. t.) To keep away from; to
avoid;
to
abstain
from; to give up; as, to
forbear
the use of a word of
doubdtful
propriety..
Justify
::
"Justify
(a.) To prove or show to be just; to
vindicate;
to
maintain
or
defend
as
conformable
to law,
right,
justice,
propriety,
or
duty..
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