All 4 Uses of
decorum
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- But external decorum was still preserved and Father Paissy, with a stern face, continued firmly and distinctly reading aloud the Gospel, apparently not noticing what was taking place around him, though he had, in fact, observed something unusual long before.†
Chpt 7
- Soon they began to lay aside even external decorum and almost seemed to feel they had a sort of right to discard it.†
Chpt 7 *
- Suddenly an extraordinary uproar in the passage in open defiance of decorum burst on his ears.†
Chpt 7
- Madame Hohlakov had been slightly ailing for the last three weeks: her foot had for some reason swollen up, and though she was not in bed, she lay all day half-reclining on the couch in her boudoir, in a fascinating but decorous deshabille.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(decorum) manners and conduct considered to be proper and in good taste