"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]
Etymology: decent + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decent|ly}} decent + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} decently (comparative more decently, superlative most decently)
  1. In a decent manner. Translations (in a decent manner): decentment (Catalan), sopivasti (Finnish), kunnolla (Finnish), kunnollisesti (Finnish), decenter (Latin), прили́чно (prilíčno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-decently-en-adv-knu6mo4M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'in a decent manner': 99 1
  2. To a reasonable or acceptable degree.
    Sense id: en-decently-en-adv-hS6L6FbN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: carry me out and bury me decently

Download JSON data for decently meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)

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