decorous
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But such disagreements tended to be handled with the decorous language of diplomacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
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
The 100-year-old annual honors convocation at the University of Michigan is typically a decorous affair, with a pipe organ accompanying golf-clap applause.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 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
Jo couldn’t even lose her heart in a decorous manner, but sternly tried to quench her feelings, and failing to do so, led a somewhat agitated life.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing decorous
Grade 12, List 2
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The Scarlet Letter
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