"half-decent" meaning in English

See half-decent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more half-decent [comparative], most half-decent [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} half-decent (comparative more half-decent, superlative most half-decent)
  1. (informal) Not bad; reasonably good. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-half-decent-en-adj-iSFW1nXV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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