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decorously ad. 有礼地;端正地 有礼地;端正地 decorously adv 1: in a proper and decorous manner; " he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously" [ ant: { indecorously}, { unbecomingly}] Decorous \ Dec" or* ous\ ( d[ e^] k"[- o] r*[ u^] s or d[- e]* k[= o]" r[ u^] s; 277), a. [ L. dec[= o] rus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See { Decent}, and cf. { Decorum}.] Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. [ 1913 Webster] A decorous pretext the war. -- Motley. -- { De* co" rous* ly}, adv. -- { De* co" rous* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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