decent
adjective /ˈdiː.sənt/Definition
B2 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.Suitable and acceptableQuite good, or not very good › informal dressed or wearing clothes: Are you decent yet? You can come in now, I'm decent.Wearing clothes decently /-li/ adverb Suitable and acceptableQuite good, or not very good
(Definition of decent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -able suffix (WORTH BEING)
- acceptable adjective
- accepted adjective
- accordingly adverb
- apposite adjective
- convenience noun (BEING EASY)
- correct adjective
- fit in with sth phrasal verb
- fitting adjective
- functional adjective (WORKING NORMALLY)
- germane adjective
- horses for courses idiom
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- practical adjective (SUITABLE)
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