decent

de´cent Pronunciation: dē´sent

a.	1.	Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language. Before his decent steps. - Milton.
	2.	Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
	3.	Comely; shapely; well-formed. A sable stole of cyprus lawn Over thy decent shoulders drawn. - Milton. By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. - Pope.
	4.	Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person. A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs. - Burke.

Adj.	1.	decent - socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" Synonyms: nice
	2.	decent - according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" Synonyms: becoming, comely, comme il faut, seemly, decorous
	3.	decent - conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana Antonyms: indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
	4.	decent - enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" Synonyms: enough, adequate
	5.	decent - decently clothed; "are you decent?"
	6.	decent - observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
Adv.	1.	decent - in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" Synonyms: in good order, properly, the right way, decently, right

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