decorous
Example Sentences
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Some found his methods offensive, or at least insufficiently decorous.
From New York Times
Though it celebrates a wild, independent heroine, the film — like the book — is as decorous and soothing as a country-club luncheon.
From New York Times
She seems to have abandoned her more decorous abstraction for “Half a Head,” a large sharp-nosed not-quite human creature in deep orange surrounded by, but also constrained by black.
From New York Times
Wade, along with related reports of the court’s internal workings, has transformed a decorous and guarded institution into one riven by politics.
From New York Times
The costume, the jewelry, the decorous pose are all conveyed with superb dexterity, dazzling finesse.
From Washington Post
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