decorouslyadv.
In a decorous manner; with decorum.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > with propriety
comelyOE
seemlyc1320
menskfullya1375
tallya1375
comelilyc1400
comelywise1440
decently1552
decent1716
decorously1808
properly1811
wise-like1822
the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [adverb] > in seemly or decorous manner
comelyOE
menskful?c1225
seemlyc1320
menskfullya1375
tallya1375
comelilyc1400
comelywise1440
handsomely1525
decently1552
civilly1593
decent1716
comme il faut1756
decorously1808
wise-like1822
spiffily1977
1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife I. xiv. 189 Oh! if women in general knew..with what a charm even the appearance of modesty invests its possessor, they would dress decorously.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 566 He endured decorously the hardships of his present situation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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