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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decent \De"cent\, a. [L. decens, decentis p. pr of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr ? to seem good, to seem, think; cf Skr. d?c to grant, to give and perh. akin to E. attire, tire: cf F. d['e]cent. Cf {Decorate}, {Decorum}, {Deig?}.] 1. Suitable in words behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit decorous; proper; seemly; as decent conduct; decent language. --Shak. Before his decent steps. --Milton. 2. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest. 3. Comely; shapely; well-formed. [Archaic] A sable stole of cyprus lawn Over thy decent shoulders drawn. --Milton. By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. --Pope. 4. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as a decent fortune; a decent person. A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs. --Burke. -- {De"cent*ly}, adv -- {De"cent*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decently adv 1: in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress decently" [ant: {indecently}] 2: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!" "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: {properly}, {decent}, {in good order}, {right}, {the right way}] [ant: {improperly}]
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