DECENT

adj. 1 becoming, suitable, appropriate, proper, seemly, fitting Despite the life she led, the woman should have a decent burial 2 seemly, decorous, tasteful, dignified, mannerly, nice, clean, respectable, polite, modest, presentable, acceptable Hereafter, you will use only decent language when speaking to me! 3 adequate, acceptable, passable, fair, competent, mediocre, middling, fair to middling, moderate, respectable, not bad, ordinary, so so, not outstanding, unimpressive, average, neither here nor there, all right, reasonable, tolerable, satisfactory, good enough, Colloq OK or okay Sales in the first quarter were decent but hardly outstanding 4 courteous, proper, right, fair, honest, honourable, friendly, considerate, gracious, nice, thoughtful, obliging, kind, generous, accommodating You can count on David to do the decent thing 5 chaste, pure, virtuous, modest, well-bred, decorous, well brought up, nice, respectable Caroline is a decent girl, but no great brain or beauty