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1. decent
adjective. ['ˈdiːsənt'] socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous.
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Etymology
- décent (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
Rhymes with Decent
- mellicent
- recent
How do you pronounce decent?
Pronounce decent as ˈdisənt.
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How to spell decent? Is it desent? Or daccent? Common misspellings are:
- desent
- daccent
Sentences with decent
1. Adjective
Continue testing the piece against the curve and trimming as needed until you get a decent fit.
Quotes about decent
1. I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? When I retire, I hope I am remembered for being a decent guy.
- Lionel Messi
2. I consider myself to have a decent sense of humor. What's life without a sense of humor?
- Mayer Hawthorne
3. The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.
- Dan Castellaneta
2. decent
adjective. ['ˈdiːsənt'] according with custom or propriety.
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Etymology
- décent (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
3. decent
adverb. ['ˈdiːsənt'] in the right manner.
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- décent (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
4. decent
adjective. ['ˈdiːsənt'] conforming to conventions of sexual behavior.
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- décent (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
5. decent
adjective. ['ˈdiːsənt'] observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress.
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- décent (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
6. decent
adjective. ['ˈdiːsənt'] decently clothed.
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Etymology
- décent (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
7. decent
adjective. ['ˈdiːsənt'] sufficient for the purpose.
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Etymology
- décent (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))