Decent

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality.
  • adjective. Morally upright; moral or respectable.
  • adjective. Kind or obliging.
  • adjective. Showing thoughtfulness or consideration.
  • adjective. Free from indelicacy or obscenity; clean.
  • adjective. Fairly good; acceptable; satisfactory.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Suitable; fitting.
  • adjective. Properly or modestly dressed.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Becoming, fit, or suitable in words, behavior, dress, etc.; proper; seemly; decorous.
  • Specifically Proper with regard to modesty; free from indelicacy; conformable to some standard of modesty.
  • Moderate; respectable; fair; tolerable; passable; good enough: as, a decent fortune; he made a very decent appearance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly.
  • adjective. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
  • adjective. Comely; shapely; well-formed.
  • adjective. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
  • adjective. Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
  • adjective. Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
  • adjective. Fair; good enough; okay.
  • adjective. Significant; substantial.
  • adjective. Comely; shapely; well-formed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. decently clothed
  • adjective. sufficient for the purpose
  • adjective. according with custom or propriety
  • adjective. observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
  • adverb. in the right manner
  • adjective. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
  • adjective. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
  • Word Usage
    "Old alligators -- one couldn't call you men, and it's enough to make decent men squirm that you should be at large and be called by the same name -- can act like you and yet be considered respectable, but this is to show you what _decent_ women think of your likes, and their spirits are with us in armies to-night in what we are doing."
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