decorum
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definition
noun
you exhibit remarkable modesty and decorum
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.
example
I must say that the chairman handled the job with 'decorum' and taste, and with the dignity required of him.
Do I think I could contain myself and restrain myself with the proper amount of professional 'decorum' ?
All Hindu women, respecting customs of 'decorum' and demureness, refrain from drinking alcohol in public.
She also makes it clear why it was doomed, defying as it does every respectable idea about godly behaviour, sexual 'decorum' , female carnality and nature itself.
he had no idea of funeral 'decorum'
he had no idea of funeral 'decorum'
Of course, if you conduct yourself with impeccable taste and 'decorum' , you will soon bore the reporters, and they will stop covering you.
He showed no respect for party 'decorum' , challenging a sitting Republican president who he felt was too moderate.
By performing the personal in public, talk-show guests transgress the boundaries of behavior and 'decorum' deemed appropriate by middle-class society.
In Delhi, retaining a customer's forgotten belongings is against business 'decorum' .
Parents gave their children privacy to court alone, often removing themselves from the parlor, trusting that 'decorum' would prevent improper behavior.
You don't have to follow the rules of social 'decorum' or the niceties of society because you are privileged.
I prefer my men with a sense of good taste and 'decorum' that you have yet to demonstrate.
On the trek across the Sahara it was vital that 'decorum' , etiquette and social graces were left at the airport!
Some two thousand years later, in addition to guidelines on 'decorum' , the Bible set specific protocol for preparing and consuming food.
Asked to comment on his prospects for a first full cap, Hughes is coy - it clearly goes against his inherent sense of modesty and 'decorum' .
There was a certain lack of 'decorum' and taste at the Daily Record last week.
Levis hid behind the conventions and 'decorum' of poetry to disarm his readers and plunder their hearts.
She added: ‘When he stood up to questions in court he held himself with dignity and 'decorum' .’
Boswell proved, too, surprisingly sure of himself in matters of taste and artistic 'decorum' .
Lowe takes up issues of deportment: the students at both Spelman and Cornell carefully controlled their body movements to display modesty and 'decorum' .
Although she is clothed modestly and moves with 'decorum' , her song is about her happy anticipation of her wedding night.
he had acted with the utmost 'decorum'
Our waitress, who came running after the hotel's front desk clerk saw us wandering around the dining room, was kind enough to observe the proper 'decorum' for two people in our situation.
But faith in the classical virtues of 'decorum' and modesty remained with him until his death.
The entire island was designated a naval base, and villagers were expected to conform to naval standards of hygiene and 'decorum' .
Indeed, the 'decorum' and etiquette long associated with the game at all levels seem to be losing ground all too quickly.
‘They are patterns of behaviour or patterns of 'decorum' that we all have,’ says MacArthur.
But it was the women of the congregation who largely drew up the rules of propriety, 'decorum' and morality, and exercised control or influence over the behaviour of their children.
The insult to one of the most senior members of the House, a Vietnam veteran, was a violation of the body's customary 'decorum' as well as its rules, which bar members from directly addressing each other.
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