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Definition
decent adjective
/ˈdiː.sənt/ adj
•
socially acceptable or good
Everyone should be entitled to a decent wage/standard of living.
I thought he was a decent sort of person.
It was very decent (= kind) of you to help.
It made quite a decent-sized (= large) hole.
After the recent scandal, the priest is expected to do the decent thing and resign from his position.
•
informal dressed or wearing clothes
Are you decent yet?
You can come in now, I'm decent.
decently
adverb
/ˈdiː.sənt.li/ adv
(Definition of decent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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