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† ˈdecentness Obs. [-ness.] The quality of being decent; decency, propriety.
1561Veron Hunting of Purg. 37 Shall they [our dead] be caried forth, wythout any decentnesse, as we be wont to cary forth dead horses? 1581Mulcaster Positions xxxviii. (1887) 178 There is a comlynesse in eche kinde, and a decentnesse in degree. 1670Evelyn Diary 6 Feb., The lawfulnesse, decentnesse, and necessitie of subordinate degrees and ranks of men. |