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  • Definition
    • decent :socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
      • from a decent family|a nice girl

    • decent :in the right manner; correctly; suitably
      • please do your job properly!|can't you carry me decent?

    • decent :in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
      • a decent burial|We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this

    • decent :conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
      • speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd

    • decent :sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public
      • are you decent?

    • decent :observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
      • though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards

    • decent :meeting requirements
      • the step makes a satisfactory seat|I would kill for a decent cup of coffee|a decent wage

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