PROPRIETIES


Meaning of PROPRIETIES in English

The ~ are the standards of social behaviour which most people consider socially or morally acceptable. (OLD-FASHIONED)

...respectable couples who observe the ~ but loathe each other.

N-PLURAL: usu the N

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