- decorously
- adverb see decorous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
decorously
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decorously — index respectfully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
decorously — decorous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained. DERIVATIVES decorously adverb decorousness noun. ORIGIN Latin decorus seemly … English terms dictionary
decorously — adverb in a proper and decorous manner he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously • Ant: ↑indecorously • Derived from adjective: ↑decorous … Useful english dictionary
Decorously — Decorous Dec or*ous (d[e^]k [ o]r*[u^]s or d[ e]*k[=o] r[u^]s; 277), a. [L. dec[=o]rus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See {Decent}, and cf. {Decorum}.] Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decorously — See decorous. * * * … Universalium
decorously — adverb In a decorous manner … Wiktionary
decorously — adv. tastefully, properly, correctly … English contemporary dictionary
decorously — dec·o·rous·ly … English syllables
decorously — See: decorous … English dictionary
decorous — decorously, adv. decorousness, n. /dek euhr euhs, di kawr euhs, kohr /, adj. characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc. [1655 65; < L decorus seemly, becoming, deriv. of decus; see DECORATE, OUS] Syn.… … Universalium
