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Quick definitions from WordNet (decent)
▸ adjective: observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress ("Though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards")
▸ adjective: decently clothed ("Are you decent?")
▸ adjective: socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous ("From a decent family")
▸ adjective: conforming to conventions of sexual behavior ("Speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd- George Santayana")
▸ adjective: enough to meet a purpose ("A decent wage")
▸ adjective: according with custom or propriety ("A decent burial")
▸ adverb: in the right manner ("Can't you carry me decent?")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #44125)
▸ Also see decently
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to decent
▸ Usage examples for decent
▸ Popular nouns described by decent
▸ Words that often appear near decent
▸ Rhymes of decent
▸ Invented words related to decent
▸ adjective: observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress ("Though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards")
▸ adjective: decently clothed ("Are you decent?")
▸ adjective: socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous ("From a decent family")
▸ adjective: conforming to conventions of sexual behavior ("Speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd- George Santayana")
▸ adjective: enough to meet a purpose ("A decent wage")
▸ adjective: according with custom or propriety ("A decent burial")
▸ adverb: in the right manner ("Can't you carry me decent?")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #44125)
▸ Also see decently
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to decent
▸ Usage examples for decent
▸ Popular nouns described by decent
▸ Words that often appear near decent
▸ Rhymes of decent
▸ Invented words related to decent