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Decent

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Definitions for Decent

adjective
socially or conventionally correct
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  1. refined or virtuous
  2. from a decent family
  3. a nice girl
adjective
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
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  1. a decent burial
  2. "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this
adjective
conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
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  1. speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
adjective
sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public
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  1. are you decent?
adjective
observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
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  1. though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards
adjective
meeting requirements
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  1. the step makes a satisfactory seat
  2. I would kill for a decent cup of coffee
  3. a decent wage
adverb
in the right manner
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  1. correctly
  2. suitably
  3. please do your job properly!
  4. can't you carry me decent?

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