decorously C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈdɛkɚəsli/ UK /ˈdɛkərəsli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a manner showing proper decorum and good taste The mourners filed decorously past the open grave. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a manner showing proper... properlybecominglyseemlypolitelytastefullygenteellycorrectly ↔ Opposites indecorouslyimproperlyunseemlycrudely Word family Related forms decorousdecorumdecency Etymology AI details From decorous (from Latin decōrus 'seemly') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Decōrus is from decēre ('to be fitting'), from PIE *dek-. decōrus Latin decēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # decorously **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛkɚəsli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛkərəsli/ ## Meanings 1. in a manner showing proper decorum and good taste ## Examples - The mourners filed decorously past the open grave. ## Synonyms - properly - becomingly - seemly - politely - tastefully - genteelly - correctly ## Antonyms - indecorously - improperly - unseemly - crudely ## Related Forms - decorous - decorum - decency ## Roots and Affixes - Root: decōrus - Root: decēre ## Etymology From decorous (from Latin decōrus 'seemly') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Decōrus is from decēre ('to be fitting'), from PIE *dek-. ## AI Etymology Decorously comes from decorous (from Latin decōrus 'seemly') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Decōrus is from decēre ('to be fitting'), from PIE *dek-. The etymological trail includes Latin decōrus and Latin decēre. As an adverb, decorously means in a manner showing proper decorum and good taste. The same family is visible in related forms such as decorous, decorum, and decency. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Senses & Perception - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown