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

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

Mutu’s dark gray, more decorously composed figure is covered in a kind of solid bubble armor and partially draped in cloth that seems continuous with her body.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

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

Two teachers in dark suits talked decorously beside a broken fountain.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison