decently

English

Etymology

decent +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːsəntli/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adverb

decently (comparative more decently, superlative most decently)

In a decent manner.
You need to be decently attired to enter the restaurant.
To a reasonable or acceptable degree.
a decently high salary

Derived terms

carry me out and bury me decently

Translations

in a decent manner

Catalan: decentment (ca)
Finnish: sopivasti (fi), kunnolla (fi), kunnollisesti (fi)
Latin: decenter
Russian: прили́чно (ru) (prilíčno)

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