Deportment
Deportment
This word vexes me because I have seen it denoted with two seperate meanings - firstly the manner in which one walks, and secondly simply relating to one's general conduct and bearing.
Miriam Webster onlinede·port·ment
Pronunciation: di-'port-m&nt, dE-
Function: noun
: the manner in which one conducts oneself : BEHAVIOR
synonym see BEARING
Similar to:
com·port
Pronunciation: k&m-'port
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle French comporter to bear, conduct, from Latin comportare to bring together, from com- + portare to carry -- more at FARE
intransitive verb : to be fitting : ACCORD <actions that comport with policy>
transitive verb : BEHAVE; especially : to behave in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected <comported himself well in the crisis>
synonym see BEHAVE
- com·port·ment
"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening all at once. Lately it hasn't been working."
Anonymous
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We may deport those who do not comport themselves according to the expected standards of deportment.
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- Great Grand Panjandrum
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Good Lady Gail, didst thou not encounter this word, Deportment, on thy elementary school report card? I knowest full well that the good nuns includedst it on mine. I scored well in those days; fortunately for me it was not recorded on my record past the elementary grades, when I began to enjoy life.
Regards//Larry
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