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adv.
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    decently
    [ adv ]
    1. in a decent manner

    2. <adv.all>
      they don't know how to dress decently
    3. in the right manner

    4. <adv.all>
      please do your job properly!
      can't you carry me decent?


    decent \de"cent\ (d[=e]"sent), a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr.
    of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory,
    honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think;
    cf. Skr. d[=a][,c] to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E.
    attire, tire: cf. F. d['e]cent. Cf. {Decorate}, {Decorum},
    {Deign}.]
    1. Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming;
    fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent
    language. --Shak.

    Before his decent steps. --Milton.

    2. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.

    3. Comely; shapely; well-formed. [Archaic]

    A sable stole of cyprus lawn
    Over thy decent shoulders drawn. --Milton.

    By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. --Pope.

    4. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable;
    fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a
    decent fortune; a decent person.

    A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs.
    --Burke.
    -- {De"cent*ly}, adv. -- {De"cent*ness}, n.

    1. "Palestinians and Israelis must learn to treat each other decently, respect their mutual right to live in security and fulfill their political aspirations," Shultz said.
    2. In a country where armies often have attracted riffraff interested primarily in rape and plunder, the army of revolutionary leader Mao Tse-tung went to great effort to serve the people and treat them decently.
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