decorously en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛkɹəsli/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English decorous Middle English -ly English -ly English decorously From decorous + -ly.
Meanings
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In a decorous manner.
[…] below them, men and women, and boys and girls, sinners all, loitered; sometimes one of the church-members passed and saw them and waved. Then, for the moment that they waved decorously back, they were intimidated.
1965, James Baldwin, “The Rockpile”, in Going to Meet the Man, Dial Press:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more decorously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most decorously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
properly · modestly · suitably · accordingly · becomingly · becomingly · virtuously · chastely · morally · fitly · continently · decently · right-mindedly · decorously · agreeably · appropriately · deservingly · nobly · rightly · consistently · duteously · dutifully · meritoriously · accordantly · becomingly · chastely · compliantly · conformably · duly · worthily · modestly · righteously · rightly · correctly