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Decent
/ˈdiːsənt/
Acceptable in quality or standard, often considered respectable or appropriate.
Synonyms:
respectable
suitable
appropriate
adequate
presentable
Antonyms:
indecent
inappropriate
unacceptable
improper
Examples:
That's a
decent
shirt.
She found a
decent
place to eat lunch.
Etymology:
From Latin
decentem,
meaning fitting, proper, or becoming, which is the present participle of
decēre
meaning to be fitting or proper.
Usage Statistics:
23 mentions per 1 million words
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