[…] below them, men and women, and boys and girls, sinners all, loitered; sometimes one of the church-members passed and saw them and waved. Then, for the moment that they waved decorously back, they were intimidated.
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Decorously
/ˈdɛkɹəsli/
Synonyms for "decorously" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Noun(1 words)
acts civilly
Adverb(5 words)
Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
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More general
1 entriesadverb of manner
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesdecorously arranged displaydecorously conducted ceremonydecorously dressed attendeesdecorously spoken remarksdecorously written prose
Inflections
2 entriesmore decorouslymost decorously
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
1 total sentences available.