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decent

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decent in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. sufficient for the purpose
    "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
    adequate  decent  enough 
  2. 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"
    becoming  comely  comme il faut  decent  decorous  seemly 
  3. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
    "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
    decent 
  4. 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 
  5. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
    "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
    decent  nice 
  6. decently clothed
    "are you decent?"
    decent 
adverb
  1. in the right manner
    "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
    properly  decently  decent  in good order  right  the right way  properly  decently  decent  in good order  right  the right way 
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