decent

5 definitions • 11 examples

socially acceptable or good:

Everyone should be entitled to a decent wage/standard of living.

I thought he was a decent person.

it is decent of It was very decent (= kind) of you to help.

It made quite a decent-sized (= large) hole.

do the decent thing After the recent scandal, the priest is expected to do the decent thing and resign from his position.

dressed or wearing clothes:

Are you decent yet?

You can come in now, I'm decent.

acceptable, satisfactory, or reasonable:

We get good benefits, and the pay is decent.

It costs $100 to buy a decent sleeping bag.

Decent also means good or kind:

They’re just decent, ordinary people.

infml Decent also means wearing socially acceptable clothing:

When the players were showered and decent, the reporters were allowed in.