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decent - 8 definitions

- adjective
1. decent -- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
synonyms: nice
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. becoming -- according with custom or propriety; "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"
synonyms: becoming, comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. decent -- conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
antonyms: indecent -- offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. adequate -- sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
synonyms: adequate, enough
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. decent -- decently clothed; "are you decent?"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. decent -- observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. decent, decently -- conforming to recognized standards of propriety
synonyms: decently, decentest, gradely
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adverb
8. properly -- in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
synonyms: properly, decently, in good order, right, the right way
antonyms: improperly -- in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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indecent -- offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
improperly -- in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"

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