DECOROUSNESS

decorum, decorousness

(noun) propriety in manners and conduct

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decorousness (countable and uncountable, plural decorousnesses)

The state or quality of being decorous.

(countable) A decorous behaviour.

Source: Wiktionary



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6 November 2024

SEARCHINGLY

(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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