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decently

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de·cent  (dsnt)
adj.
1. Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality.
2. Free from indelicacy; modest.
3. Meeting accepted standards; adequate: a decent salary.
4.
a. Morally upright; respectable.
b. Kind or obliging: very decent of them to lend you money.
5. Informal Properly or modestly dressed.

[Latin decns, decent-, present participle of decre, to be fitting; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

decent·ly adv.
decent·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.decently - in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress decently"
indecently - in an indecent manner; "she was rather indecently dressed"
2.decently - in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
Translations
decently [ˈdiːsəntlɪ] ADV
1. (= respectably) → decentemente, decorosamente
2. (= kindly) → amablemente, con amabilidad
he very decently offered it to memuy amablemente me lo ofreció
decently [ˈdiːsəntli] adv
(= properly) [behave] → convenablement; [live] → convenablement; [treat] → convenablement
They only want the chance to live their lives decently → Ils veulent simplement qu'on leur donne une chance de mener une vie convenable.
(= without discourtesy) [leave] → décemment
I thought I could decently leave, pleading work → Je pensais pouvoir décemment partir, prétextant que j'avais du travail.
decently
adv treat, pay, liveanständig; dress alsoschicklich (geh); buryrichtig, mit Anstand; you can’t decently ask him to do it nowSie können ihn jetzt kaum bitten, es zu tun
decently [ˈdiːsntlɪ] adv (respectably) → decentemente, convenientemente; (kindly) → gentilmente
decently [ˈdiːsntlɪ] adv (respectably) → decentemente, convenientemente; (kindly) → gentilmente


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If he had refused to shoot me I don't see how I could decently have continued his acquaintance.
The truth is, that living or dead, if but decently treated, whales as a species are by no means creatures of ill odor; nor can whalemen be recognised, as the people of the middle ages affected to detect a Jew in the company, by the nose.
Then we returned to the National Saloon and spent no more than we could decently avoid spending for the comfort and warmth.
 
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