decorously
UK/ˈdɛkɹəsli/
decorously adverb: in a decorous manner.
Adverb
decorously (comparative more decorously, superlative most decorously)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- becomingly, chastely, modestly, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, appropriately, compliantly, conformably, consistently
decorously meaning in Tamil
decorously in Tamil
- பண்பாக, நாகரிகமாக
Synonyms of decorously
- becomingly
- chastely
- modestly
- accordantly
- accordingly
- agreeably
- appropriately
- compliantly
- conformably
- consistently
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Forms of decorously
| comparative | more decorously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most decorously |
Origin of decorously
From decorous + -ly.
Questions about decorously
- What does decorously mean?
- Decorously means in a decorous manner.
- What is decorously in Tamil?
- Decorously in Tamil is பண்பாக, நாகரிகமாக. See Decorously meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is decorously?
- Decorously is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce decorously?
- Decorously is pronounced /ˈdɛkɹəsli/ (UK).
Words near decorously in the dictionary
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