What (who) is decent - definition
decent
1.
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
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• decently
The allies say they will treat their prisoners decently...
= reasonably
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
2.
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
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• decently
And can't you dress more decently-people will think you're a tramp.
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
3.
Decent people are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of.
The majority of people around here are decent people...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
decent
¦ adjective
1. conforming with generally accepted standards of morality or respectability.
appropriate; fitting.
2. of an acceptable standard; satisfactory.
Brit. informal generous or kind: that's very decent of you.
Derivatives
decently adverb
Origin
C16: from L. decent-, decere 'to be fit'.
decent
a.
1.
Proper, becoming, fit, befitting, suitable, decorous, seemly, comely.
2.
Modest, delicate, pure.
3.
(Colloq.) Tolerable, passable, moderate, respectable.
Pronunciation examples for decent
1. decent education,
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2. decent behavior.
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3. decent education.
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4. The powered decent.
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5. They're just decent people.
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Examples of use of decent
1. But the thing they want most is a decent school, and a decent hospital.
2. I think the balance is right – we‘ve got decent size, decent speed and decent dexterity with the ball." Look here too...
3. What we mean by decent is that which is considered to be decent in one’s community.
4. But we owe those cattle a decent life, and I think cattle have a decent life.
5. "I think we have a decent shot at a decent outcome," he said.