Both Uses of
decorum
in
The Prince and The Pauper
- Another blush followed this unregal outburst, and he covered his indecorum as well as he could by adding— "It enrageth me that a man should be hanged upon such idle, hare-brained evidence!"†
Chpt 15indecorum = a lack of manners and proper conductstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in indecorum means not and reverses the meaning of decorum. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- Miles Hendon forgot all decorum in his delight; and surprised the King and wounded his dignity, by throwing his arms around him and hugging him.†
Chpt 23 *decorum = proper manners and conduct
Definition:
manners and conduct considered to be proper and in good taste