dicevole

• decevole (archaic)

From Late Latin decibilem, accusative form of decibilis (“proper”, “decent”).

• IPA^(key): /diˈt͡ʃe.vo.le/, [d̪iˈt͡ʃeːvol̺e]
• Stress: dicévole
• Hyphenation: di‧ce‧vo‧le

dicevole (masculine and feminine plural dicevoli) (literary, rare)

1. decent, proper, suitable
   • 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata quarta, Novella I [Fourth Day, First Story]”, in Decamerone [The Decameron]‎, Tommaso Hedlin, published 1527, page 108:

     Et hor voleſſe Iddio, che, poi che a tanta diſhoneſta conducere ti dovevi, haveſſi preſo huomo, che alla tua nobilta dicevole foſſe ſtato

     And would to God, as thou must needs demean thyself to such dishonour, thou hadst taken a man suitable to thy nobility

   • Synonyms: adatto, confacente, conveniente, opportuno
   • Antonyms: disdicevole, inadatto, inopportuno, sconveniente

• dicevolmente

• disdicevole