decorous

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Their work has been seen as reflecting their vastly different personas—Manet the dashing, witty, impetuous flâneur; Morisot the reserved, intelligent and exceedingly decorous bourgeoise—through the lens of their separate worlds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Notwithstanding the decorous and professional language of McAfee’s order, it lands several haymakers on Willis’ judgment and probity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

To make a point she moved "outside the usual decorous modes of conversation that civil servants use", he says.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

It announced itself with such gratifying force — registering a 6.8 on the crunch Richter scale and drowning out all hope of decorous conversation with each handful I took up.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

He poked his head inside the window, elevated his eyebrows, and said in a decorous voice: “I was once an exceedingly odd young lady— Suffering much from spleen and vapors. ”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee