Antonyms for decorously

Grammar : Adv

Spell : dek-er-uhs, dih-kawr-uhs, -kohr-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛk ər əs, dɪˈkɔr əs, -ˈkoʊr-

Definition of decorously

Origin : 1660s, from Latin decorus "becoming, seemly, fitting, proper," from decus (genitive decoris) "ornament" (see decorate). Related: Decorously; decorousness.

As in justly : adv fairly
As in respectfully : adv deferentially
As in correctly : adv right
As in duly : adv accordingly, properly

Example sentences :

Everything went off simply, decorously, and without any affectation on his part.
Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal

They received him most decorously, for the Lone Wolf made a speech that opened their eyes.
Extract from : « The Sunset Trail » by Alfred Henry Lewis

In plain English, they jumped (but as decorously as possible) at the invitation.
Extract from : « Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2) » by Samuel Warren

I dashed the tears of laughter from my eyes, and strove to face him decorously.
Extract from : « My Lady of the North » by Randall Parrish

Do you attend Church, do you come and decorously submit to a service?
Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis » by Marcus Dods

He was entering it decorously, though not without some speed.
Extract from : « The New Warden » by Mrs. David G. Ritchie

What there is no question about is, that our garden-party was decorously merry.
Extract from : « Pepita Ximenez » by Juan Valera

If you must air your grievances, surely you may do it quietly and decorously.
Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. III » by Martin Luther

Even if Cupid appeared, he was decorously framed or pedestaled.
Extract from : « The Art of Interior Decoration » by Grace Wood

It started mildly and decorously with the death of a politician.
Extract from : « Adventures in Criticism » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Synonyms for decorously

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