On average, food provides about 20 percent of total water intake. For example, many fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon and tomatoes, are 90 percent or more water by weight. If food covers 20 percent, that means guys should get 10 cups and ladies seven.
Decorous for a time had another meaning as wellâfitting or appropriateâbut that now-obsolete sense seems to have existed for only a few decades in the 17th century. Decorous derives from the Latin word decorus, an adjective created from the noun decor, meaning beauty or grace. Decor is akin to the Latin verb decÄre (to be fitting), which is the source of our adjective decent. It is only fitting, then, that decent can be a synonym of decorous.
adjective. A maid makes sure this hotel room is neat. A maid makes sure this hotel room is neat. The definition of neat is something considered cool or awesome. An example of something neat is a well-planned and well-executed project. Neat is defined as someone or something that is tidy, well-formed or well-done. 1  A room where everything is put away is an example of a neat room. 2  A person who always has clean clothes and who is always well-groomed is an example of a neat person.