decently en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdiːsəntli/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English decent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English decently From decent + -ly.
Meanings
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In a decent manner.
You need to be decently attired to enter the restaurant.
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To a reasonable or acceptable degree.
a decently high salary
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most decently | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more decently | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
carry me out and bury me decently
Synonyms
chastely · morally · nobly · rightly · worthily · decently · becomingly · deservingly · modestly · continently · duteously · right-mindedly · modestly · correctly · decorously · right-mindedly · correctly · righteously · meritoriously · dutifully · virtuously
Translations (7)
ca decentment (in a decent manner) · fi sopivasti (in a decent manner) · ru прили́чно (in a decent manner) · grc εὐπρεπῶς (in a decent manner) · la decenter (in a decent manner) · fi kunnolla (in a decent manner) · fi kunnollisesti (in a decent manner)