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decent

adjective
  1. Conforming to accepted standards: becoming, befitting, comely, comme il faut, correct, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly. See courtesy
  2. Not lewd or obscene: clean, modest, wholesome. See decent
  3. Being what is needed without being in excess: adequate, comfortable, competent, enough, satisfactory, sufficient. See excess
  4. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent: acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable. Informal: OK, tidy. See good
  5. Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conduct: chaste, modest, nice, pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous. See good, restraint, sex
  6. Informal. Proper in appearance: presentable, respectable. See good, usual

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