decentadjective
uk/ˈdiː.sənt/us/ˈdiː.sənt/B2 socially acceptable or good:
Everyone should be entitled to a decent wage/standard of living.
I thought he was a decent 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.
informal dressed or wearing clothes:
Are you decent yet?
You can come in now, I'm decent.
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- All I need is a roof over my head and a decent meal.
- He seemed like a decent sort of a fellow.
- The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees.
- I haven't had a decent night's sleep in years.
- The makers of the film will want to see a decent return on their investment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suitable and acceptable
- able
- acceptable
- accepted
- accordingly
- age-appropriate
- correct
- doctor
- fit in
- fit in with sth
- fitting
- germane
- horse
- horses for courses idiom
- keeping
- satisfaction
- seasonable
- seemly
- sit right/well (with sb) idiom
- suitable
- valid
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decently
adverb uk/ˈdiː.sənt.li/us/ˈdiː.sənt.li/