decorous
adjective
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
decorously
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a word derived from
decorous.
Example Sentences
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Her confidante immediately hastens off to write “The Tears of the Comet,” an allegorical tale that decorously recasts certain incidents from his stay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
“You see physical changes in people, depending on how things are going,” Mr. Yeo said in his studio, where he had decorously turned the still-unveiled painting away from the gaze of curious visitors.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
A team of scientists recently discovered a parasitic and tarantula-killing species of worm, which have been decorously named "Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi" after Daniels and his spider-killing character.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2022
I would never dispute Miss Butterworth’s historical significance, but, to my taste, the three novels in which she stars are decorously dull.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2020
We courted decorously, not like Dede and Jaimito, two little puppies you constantly have to watch over so they don’t get into trouble— Mama has been telling me the stories.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
