decent
adjective
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
decently
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a word derived from
decent.
Example Sentences
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Plenty of movies are predicted to do well — or, like this year’s “The Bride!,” perform at least decently — yet bomb their opening weekend.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Partly, that is because management has done some decently good things—not as good as they say they have, but objectively, they have done some decently good things.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
"All the skulls that are decently complete have a spike in that spot," he says.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
Tired of scouring Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace for a decently used refrigerator because your new apartment didn’t come with one?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
He was a good deal taller than I, and in contrast to my somewhat ordinary but decently proportioned features and dark hair, his face seemed to have been cut from stone.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
