decorously
Example Sentences
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Her confidante immediately hastens off to write “The Tears of the Comet,” an allegorical tale that decorously recasts certain incidents from his stay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Remember the decorously offended Victorian lady from Pasadena?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
A team of scientists recently discovered a parasitic and tarantula-killing species of worm, which have been decorously named "Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi" after Daniels and his spider-killing character.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2022
Ms. Emanuel has de-glitzed the space and remade it with a basketball-themed fun-house installation in the front window and lockers that decorously display just a couple of pairs of shorts.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2021
Things started out decorously enough but deteriorated into unprecedented pandemonium.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
