What does decorously mean?

decorously means "in a proper and decorous manner".

How many syllables are in decorously?

decorously has 4 syllables: de-co-rou-sly. The stress falls on "co".

What is the opposite of decorously?

The recorded antonyms are indecorously.

Is decorously a common word?

decorously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

decorously — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a proper and decorous manner
“he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously”
Antonymsindecorously

Questions about decorously

What does decorously mean?: decorously means "in a proper and decorous manner".
How many syllables are in decorously?: decorously has 4 syllables: de-co-rou-sly. The stress falls on "co".
What is the opposite of decorously?: The recorded antonyms are indecorously.
Is decorously a common word?: decorously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for decorously come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a proper and decorous manner
“he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously”
Antonymsindecorously

Questions about decorously

What does decorously mean?: decorously means "in a proper and decorous manner".
How many syllables are in decorously?: decorously has 4 syllables: de-co-rou-sly. The stress falls on "co".
What is the opposite of decorously?: The recorded antonyms are indecorously.
Is decorously a common word?: decorously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for decorously come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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