Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decorously

/ˈdɛkɹəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
deco-rous-ly
IPA
/ˈdɛkɹəsli/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a decorous manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English decorous Middle English -ly English -ly English decorously From decorous + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɛkɹəsli/

Inflected Forms

more decorously (comparative) most decorously (superlative)

Synonyms

becomingly chastely modestly accordantly accordingly agreeably appropriately compliantly conformably consistently duly fitly

Questions

How do you pronounce decorously?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛkɹəsli/.
What does decorously mean?
In a decorous manner.
Where does decorously come from?
Etymology tree English decorous Middle English -ly English -ly English decorously From decorous + -ly.

How to pronounce decorously

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