decently

English

Etymology

From decent +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːsəntli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

decently (comparative more decently, superlative most decently)

1. In a decent manner.

   You need to be decently attired to enter the restaurant.

2. 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)