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| 1. | [ adjective ] socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous | |
| Synonyms: | nice | |
| Examples: | "from a decent family" "a nice girl" |
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| Related terms: | respectable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] according with custom or propriety | |
| Synonyms: | comely comme_il_faut decorous seemly becoming | |
| Examples: | "her becoming modesty" "comely behavior" "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money" "a decent burial" "seemly behavior" |
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| Related terms: | proper | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] in the right manner | |
| Synonyms: | properly right in_good_order the_right_way decently | |
| Examples: | "please do your job properly!" "can't you carry me decent?" |
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| Related terms: | improperly proper proper | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress | |
| Examples: | "a modest neckline in her dress" "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards" |
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| Related terms: | modest | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] enough to meet a purpose | |
| Synonyms: | enough adequate | |
| Examples: | "an adequate income" "the food was adequate" "a decent wage" "enough food" "food enough" |
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| Related terms: | sufficient | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (informal) decently clothed | |
| Examples: | "are you decent?" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism modest | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) conforming to conventions of sexual behavior | |
| Examples: | "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana |
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| Related terms: | indecent proper decorous clean | |
| Similar spelling: |
descent decently descant dehiscent decant descend Dechant decanter docent descender decontrol De_Santo De_Santi De_Santis |
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