decorously
adverb
formaluk/ˈdek.ə.rəs.li/us/ˈdek.ər.əs.li/in a way that ispoliteandcontrolledorsociallyacceptable:
Annaloweredhereyesdecorously.
People who are decorouslydressedareabletovisitthechurchbetween 8am and 6pmdaily.
See
decorous
- Shewalkedslowlyand decorouslyacrosstheblackandwhitetiledhall.
- Theytriedtopersuadehim tobehavemore decorously.
- Herlegswere decorouslycrossedat theknees.
Self-control and moderation
- ahold
- anti-pleasure
- ascetically
- asceticism
- be in command (ofyourself)idiom
- boundary
- go easyidiom
- go steady onsomethingidiom
- grip
- impervious
- mind over matteridiom
- moderation
- restrained
- restraint
- restrict
- restrictyourselftosomething
- rise abovesomething
- temperance
- undignified
- willpower
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