decent
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decent Definition
(a)
conforming
to
conventions
of
sexual
behavior
; "
speech
in
this
circle
,
if
not
always
decent
,
never
became
lewd
"-
George
Santayana
(r)
in
the
right
manner
; "
please
do
your
job
properly
!"; "
can
''
t
you
carry
me
decent
?"
(s)
socially
or
conventionally
correct
;
refined
or
virtuous
; "
from
a
decent
family
"; "
a
nice
girl
"
(s)
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
"
(s)
enough
to
meet
a
purpose
; "
an
adequate
income
"; "
the
food
was
adequate
"; "
a
decent
wage
"; "
enough
food
"; "
food
enough
"
(s)
decently
clothed
; "
are
you
decent
?"
(s)
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
"
decent Synonyms
adequate
becoming
comely
comme il faut
decent
decently
decorous
enough
in good order
nice
properly
right
seemly
the right way
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