"decently" meaning in All languages combined

See decently on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈdiːsəntli/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decently.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more decently [comparative], most decently [superlative]
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  1. In a decent manner. Translations (in a decent manner): εὐπρεπῶς (euprepôs) (Ancient Greek), decentment (Catalan), sopivasti (Finnish), kunnolla (Finnish), kunnollisesti (Finnish), decenter (Latin), прили́чно (prilíčno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-decently-en-adv-knu6mo4M Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 100 0 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 100 0 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 100 0 Synonyms: correctly, modestly, right-mindedly, becomingly, chastely, continently, correctly, decently, decorously, deservingly, dutifully, duteously, meritoriously, modestly, morally, nobly, rightly, right-mindedly, righteously, virtuously, worthily Disambiguation of 'in a decent manner': 95 5
  2. To a reasonable or acceptable degree.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: carry me out and bury me decently
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          "text": "You need to be decently attired to enter the restaurant.",
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        }
      ],
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        "In a decent manner."
      ],
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          "decent"
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        {
          "word": "correctly"
        },
        {
          "word": "modestly"
        },
        {
          "word": "right-mindedly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "becomingly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "chastely"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "continently"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "correctly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "decently"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "decorously"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "deservingly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "dutifully"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "duteously"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "meritoriously"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "modestly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "morally"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "nobly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "rightly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "right-mindedly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "righteously"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "virtuously"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:virtuously",
          "word": "worthily"
        }
      ]
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          "text": "a decently high salary",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To a reasonable or acceptable degree."
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈdiːsəntli/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "in a decent manner",
      "word": "decentment"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "in a decent manner",
      "word": "sopivasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "in a decent manner",
      "word": "kunnolla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "in a decent manner",
      "word": "kunnollisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "euprepôs",
      "sense": "in a decent manner",
      "word": "εὐπρεπῶς"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "in a decent manner",
      "word": "decenter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "prilíčno",
      "sense": "in a decent manner",
      "word": "прили́чно"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decently"
}

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