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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
decent \de"cent\ d=e"sent, a. l. decens, decentis, p. pr.
of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory,
honor, ornament, gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think;
cf. skr. d=a,c to grant, to give; and perh. akin to e.
attire, tire: cf. f. d'ecent. cf. decorate, decorum,
deign.
1. suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming;
fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent
language. --shak.
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before his decent steps. --milton.
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2. free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
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3. comely; shapely; well-formed. archaic
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a sable stole of cyprus lawn
over thy decent shoulders drawn. --milton.
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by foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. --pope.
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4. moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable;
fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a
decent fortune; a decent person.
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a decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs.
--burke.
-- de"cently, adv. -- de"centness, n.
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see also:
decorate decorum deign de"cently de"centness
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
decently
adv 1: in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress decently"
ant: indecently
2: in the right manner; "please do your job properly"; "can't
you carry me decent?" syn: properly, decent, in good
order, right, the right way ant: improperly
see also:
indecently properly decent in good order right the right way
improperly
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
75 moby thesaurus words for "decently":
acceptably, adequately, advantageously, advisably, aesthetically,
appropriately, artistically, becomingly, blamelessly, congruously,
conscientiously, conveniently, correctly, decorously, desirably,
elegantly, erectly, expediently, fairishly, fairly, fairly well,
fastidiously, feasibly, fitly, fittingly, genteelly, gracefully,
high-mindedly, honestly, honorably, immaculately, in good taste,
irreproachably, justly, meticulously, moderately, morally, nicely,
nobly, opportunely, passably, practically, presentably, pretty,
pretty well, properly, punctiliously, purely, quietly, rather,
reputably, respectably, righteously, rightly, satisfactorily,
scrupulously, seasonably, seemly, simply, sortably, stainlessly,
suitably, tastefully, to advantage, tolerably, unexceptionably,
unimpeachably, unobtrusively, unspottedly, uprightly, upstandingly,
virtuously, well enough, with taste, worthily
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