decently

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.

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

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decent·ly adv.

decent·ness n.

Thesaurus

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?" decent, in good order, properly, the right way, right

Translations

decently [ˈdiːsəntlɪ] ADV

1. (= respectably) → decentemente, decorosamente

2. (= kindly) → amablemente, con amabilidad
he very decently offered it to me → muy amablemente me lo ofreció

decently [ˈdiːs^əntli] 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, live → anständig; dress also → schicklich (geh); bury → richtig, mit Anstand; you can’t decently ask him to do it now → Sie können ihn jetzt kaum bitten, es zu tun

decently [ˈdiːs/əntlɪ] adv (respectably) → decentemente, convenientemente; (kindly) → gentilmente