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Propriety :: Propriety (n.) That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity.

Pronunciation :: Pronunciation (n.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery.

Superlative :: Superlation (n.) Exaltation of anything beyond truth or propriety.

Skill :: Skill (n.) Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.

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..

Correct :: Correct (a.) Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views..

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..

Inconsiderate :: Inconsiderate (a.) Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct..

Exorbitant :: Exorbitant (a.) Departing from an orbit or usual track; hence, deviating from the usual or due course; going beyond the appointed rules or established limits of right or propriety; excessive; extravagant; enormous; inordinate; as, exorbitant appetites and passions; exorbitant charges, demands, or claims..

Just :: "Just (a.) Not transgressing the requirement of truth and propriety; conformed to the truth of things, to reason, or to a proper standard; exact; normal; reasonable; regular; due; as, a just statement; a just inference..

Fault :: Fault (n.) A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime.

Extravagance :: Extravagance (n.) The state of being extravagant, wild, or prodigal beyond bounds of propriety or duty; want of moderation; excess; especially, undue expenditure of money; vaid and superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, demands..

Seemliness :: Seemliness (n.) The quality or state of being seemly: comeliness; propriety.

Clever :: Clever (a.) Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness..

Escapade :: Escapade (n.) Act by which one breaks loose from the rules of propriety or good sense; a freak; a prank.

Meetness :: Meetness (n.) Fitness; suitableness; propriety.

Handsome :: Handsome (superl.) Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc..

Rhetoric :: Rhetoric (n.) Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force..

Impropriety :: Impropriety (n.) That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language..

Solecism :: Solecism (n.) An impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp., deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules of syntax..

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