propriety
pruh prahy uh tee
- n correct or appropriate behavior
- For some designers, it's an issue of propriety Verdana, which was invented by Microsoft, was intended to be used on a screen, not on paper.
- He would not overstep the bounds of propriety anymore than he would embrace another political ideology.
- The differences between the culture of exposure and the culture of propriety go far beyond sex and sartorial choices.