Dictionary Check: decent

"decent" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

Example: "from a decent family"
Synonyms:
adjective

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

Example: "a decent burial"
Synonyms:
adjective

conforming to conventions of sexual behavior

Example: "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"
Antonyms:
adjective

sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public

Example: "are you decent?"
adjective

observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress

Example: "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
adjective

meeting requirements

Example: "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

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