deportment

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Mr Cooper says, on page 152 of his "Democrat The defects in American deportment are, notwithstanding, numerous and palpable.

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  1. noun A manner of personal conduct; behavior. See Synonyms at behavior.

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  • Mr Cooper says, on page 152 of his "Democrat The defects in American deportment are, notwithstanding, numerous and palpable. —  Diary in America, Series One
  • All his deportment was like that of a Sultan of these wilds; and the ancient Sheikh felt all the consciousness of his power. —  Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846
  • The other is rough in his deportment, apparently does not care whether those he deals with are pleased or not. —  Life and Conduct
  • There was a certain languidness in Blenheim's deportment, a certain air of sweetness in his face, which made his satire the more severe, his attack the more telling. —  The Dictator
  • Men may amuse themselves with a noisy, loud-laughing, loquacious girl; it is the quiet, subdued, modest, and seeming bashful deportment which is the one that stands the fairest chance of carrying off their hearts APPENDIX II EXTRACTS FROM "LOLA MONTEZ' LECTURES BEAUTIFUL WOMEN The last and most difficult office imposed on Psyche was to descend to the lower regions and bring back a portion of Proserpine's beauty in a box. —  The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert
 

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demeanour ·  behaviour ·  decorum ·  politeness ·  forbearance ·  modesty ·  countenance ·  attire ·  composure ·  dignity ·  deference ·  gait
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  1. from Old French deportement, French déportement = Italian diportamento, from Middle Latin as if *deportamentum, from Latin deportare, deport: see deport.
 

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/dəˈpoʊrtmənt/
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