decentlyadv.

/ˈdiːsəntli/

Etymology: -ly suffix².

1. In a decent manner; with decency; †suitably; †fittingly; becomingly; respectably.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > with propriety

comelyOE

seemlyc1320

menskfullya1375

tallya1375

comelilyc1400

comelywise1440

decently1552

decent1716

decorously1808

properly1811

wise-like1822

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [adverb] > in seemly or decorous manner

comelyOE

menskful?c1225

seemlyc1320

menskfullya1375

tallya1375

comelilyc1400

comelywise1440

handsomely1525

decently1552

civilly1593

decent1716

comme il faut1756

decorously1808

wise-like1822

spiffily1977

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb] > fittingly or properly

welleOE

fairOE

meetlyOE

rightOE

worthlylOE

haghelyc1175

worthilyc1175

becomelyc1200

properly?c1225

i-semelichec1275

thriftilyc1374

duly1382

sittinglyc1390

justlyc1392

rightfula1400

goodlyc1400

hemelyc1400

meeta1450

statelya1450

ensuingly?1518

handsomely1525

worshipfully1532

decently1552

due1581

meeterly1589

fairly1600

beseemingly1611

dightly1616

becomingly1624

befittingly1638

fittinglya1643

condecently1656

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adverb] > respectably

respectably1619

decently1662

decent1716

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Decentlye, decenter.

1556 W. Lauder Compend. Tractate Dewtie of Kyngis sig. A2^v To rewle his ryng In Godlie maner, decentlie.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Cor. xiv. 40 Let all things be done decently [L. honeste; Wyclif, and all 16th c. vv. honestly] and in order.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. viii. 182 He also caused the corpses of the Christians..decently to be interred.

1662 Bk. Com. Prayer, Churching of Women The woman..shall come into the Church decently apparelled.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 262 My Wife..treated me more Decently than she had been wont to do.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 170. ⁋2 My father was burthened with more children than he could decently support.

1814 R. Southey Roderick iii There upon the ground Four bodies, decently composed, were laid.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire ii. 70 In England, Voltaire noticed, the peasant..is decently clad.

2. In a fairly satisfactory way or measure; tolerably, passably.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being satisfactory > [adverb]

wellOE

sufficientlyc1380

acceptably1479

competently1541

somewhat like1593

tant bien que mal1765

bearably1784

unobjectionably1797

fairly1836

decently1846

OK1886

1846 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 368 I cannot even steady my hand to write decently.

1859 Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 151 If I keep decently well.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	decently
释义	decentlyadv. /ˈdiːsəntli/ Etymology: -ly suffix². 1. In a decent manner; with decency; †suitably; †fittingly; becomingly; respectably. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > with propriety comelyOE seemlyc1320 menskfullya1375 tallya1375 comelilyc1400 comelywise1440 decently1552 decent1716 decorously1808 properly1811 wise-like1822 the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [adverb] > in seemly or decorous manner comelyOE menskful?c1225 seemlyc1320 menskfullya1375 tallya1375 comelilyc1400 comelywise1440 handsomely1525 decently1552 civilly1593 decent1716 comme il faut1756 decorously1808 wise-like1822 spiffily1977 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb] > fittingly or properly welleOE fairOE meetlyOE rightOE worthlylOE haghelyc1175 worthilyc1175 becomelyc1200 properly?c1225 i-semelichec1275 thriftilyc1374 duly1382 sittinglyc1390 justlyc1392 rightfula1400 goodlyc1400 hemelyc1400 meeta1450 statelya1450 ensuingly?1518 handsomely1525 worshipfully1532 decently1552 due1581 meeterly1589 fairly1600 beseemingly1611 dightly1616 becomingly1624 befittingly1638 fittinglya1643 condecently1656 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adverb] > respectably respectably1619 decently1662 decent1716 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Decentlye, decenter. 1556 W. Lauder Compend. Tractate Dewtie of Kyngis sig. A2^v To rewle his ryng In Godlie maner, decentlie. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Cor. xiv. 40 Let all things be done decently [L. honeste; Wyclif, and all 16th c. vv. honestly] and in order. View more context for this quotation 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. viii. 182 He also caused the corpses of the Christians..decently to be interred. 1662 Bk. Com. Prayer, Churching of Women The woman..shall come into the Church decently apparelled. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 262 My Wife..treated me more Decently than she had been wont to do. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 170. ⁋2 My father was burthened with more children than he could decently support. 1814 R. Southey Roderick iii There upon the ground Four bodies, decently composed, were laid. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire ii. 70 In England, Voltaire noticed, the peasant..is decently clad. 2. In a fairly satisfactory way or measure; tolerably, passably. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being satisfactory > [adverb] wellOE sufficientlyc1380 acceptably1479 competently1541 somewhat like1593 tant bien que mal1765 bearably1784 unobjectionably1797 fairly1836 decently1846 OK1886 1846 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 368 I cannot even steady my hand to write decently. 1859 Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 151 If I keep decently well. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adv.1552
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