Decorously

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 decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. [1913 Webster]
A decorous pretext the war. --Motley. -- {De*co"rous*ly}, adv. -- {De*co"rous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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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 — adverb see decorous … New Collegiate Dictionary
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

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