decorously

English

Etymology

From decorous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkɹəsli/

Adverb

decorously (comparative more decorously, superlative most decorously)

1. In a decorous manner.

   Synonyms: becomingly, chastely, modestly; see also Thesaurus:conformably, Thesaurus:virtuously

   • 1965, James Baldwin, “The Rockpile”, in Going to Meet the Man, Dial Press:

     […] 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.