decent

Adverb
  1. In the right manner;
    Correctly;
    Suitably (synset 400197608)
    "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
    same as: decently, properly, right
Adjective
  1. Socially or conventionally correct;
    Refined or virtuous (synset 302000490)
    "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
    similar to: respectable - characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
    same as: nice
  2. In harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion (synset 301885720)
    "a decent burial"; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
    similar to: proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
    same as: fitting
  3. Conforming to conventions of sexual behavior (synset 300686209)
    "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"
    also:
    • clean, unobjectionable - (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
    • decorous - characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
    • proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
  4. Sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public (synset 301542711)
    "are you decent?"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: modest - not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
  5. Observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress (synset 301542473)
    "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
    similar to: modest - not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
  6. Meeting requirements (synset 301128566)
    "the step makes a satisfactory seat"; "I would kill for a decent cup of coffee"; "a decent wage"
    similar to: good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
    same as: acceptable, satisfactory

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