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decent

/'disənt/

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adjective
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
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"a decent burial"

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fitting proper
adjective
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
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"from a decent family"

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nice respectable
adjective
meeting requirements
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"I would kill for a decent cup of coffee" "a decent wage"

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acceptable satisfactory good
adverb
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
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"can't you carry me decent?"

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decently properly right
adjective
conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
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"speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"
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indecent
adjective
observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
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"though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"

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modest
adjective
sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public
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"are you decent?"

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modest

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