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"
conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana 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"
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl
Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language
The economic designation for inventories that include spoons, knives and forks, but without enough equipage to seat a dinner party for ten persons
Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality. Nearby is a village with a decent pub = reasonable + decently de·cent·ly The allies say they will treat their prisoners decently = reasonably
Decent people are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of. The majority of people around here are decent people
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"
in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
in good taste, as in: Gestures considered decent in one culture may be obscene in another
Decent is used to describe something which is morally correct or acceptable. But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal = respectable + decently de·cent·ly And can't you dress more decently -- people will think you're a tramp