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Quick definitions from WordNet (decent)

▸ adjective:  observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress ("Though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards")
▸ adjective:  decently clothed ("Are you decent?")
▸ adjective:  socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous ("From a decent family")
▸ adjective:  conforming to conventions of sexual behavior ("Speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd- George Santayana")
▸ adjective:  enough to meet a purpose ("A decent wage")
▸ adjective:  according with custom or propriety ("A decent burial")
▸ adverb:  in the right manner ("Can't you carry me decent?")
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #44125)

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