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decently Definition


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decent
adj
    1. Respectable; suitable; modest, not vulgar or immoral.
      Thesaurus: proper, decorous, fitting, seemly, appropriate, respectable, conventional, approved, suitable; Antonym: unconventional, unusual, modest, chaste, moral, decorous, pure, prudent, mannerly, virtuous.
    2. Kind, tolerant or likeable.
    3. Fairly good; adequate.
      Example: a decent performance
      Thesaurus: satisfactory, adequate, sufficient, standard, passable.
Derivative: decently
adverb
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin decere to be fitting.



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