decent

[US]/ˈdiːsnt/
[UK]/ˈdiːsnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. appropriate; respectable; fairly good.

Phrases & Collocations

decent quality

a decent person

decent salary

Example Sentences

decent language and decent behaviour

that's awfully decent of you.

a decent and honourable man.

decent standard of life

The clerk is a decent sort.

It is not decent to do so.

He is quite a decent fellow.

He made a decent record.

a decent clean-living individual.

a decent high-necked dress.

there's a few decent players in the team.

There are no decent schools round here.

He earns a decent wage.

very decent of them to lend you money.

he'd always come across as a decent sort.

they would meet again after a decent interval.

they prefer voting for devils than for decent men.

Real-world Examples

That is the decent thing to do.

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 1

And decent people everywhere should reject it.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Maybe we'll get a decent headmaster now.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Of course, any time the family produced someone halfway decent they were disowned.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

These are decent measures—but nowhere near enough.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

This is really just pretty decent cooking chocolate from a supermarket.

Source: Gourmet Base

Michael Adebolajo, a British citizen of Nigerian decent back in 2010.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2013

I know you have a stash of decent blankets.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

That sounds like a decent size community.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

But people still want to have a decent ride.

Source: Charlie Rose interviews Didi President Liu Qing.

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