| decent [a] |
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| 1) | socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" |
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| Synonyms : | nice |
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| respectable |
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| 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" |
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| Synonyms : | becoming comely comme_il_faut decorous seemly |
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| proper |
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| 3) | conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana |
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| clean decorous proper indecent |
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| 4) | enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" |
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| Synonyms : | adequate enough |
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| sufficient |
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| 5) | decently clothed; "are you decent?" |
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| modest colloquialism |
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| 6) | 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" |
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| modest |
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| decent [r] |
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| 1) | in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" |
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| Synonyms : | decently in_good_order properly right the_right_way |
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| improperly proper |
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