Decentadjective
(obsolete) Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
Honestadjective
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
âWe're the most honest people you will ever come across.â;
Decentadjective
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
Honestadjective
(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
âan honest account of events; honest reportingâ;
Decentadjective
(informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
âAre you decent? May I come in?â;
Honestadjective
In good faith; without malice.
âan honest mistakeâ;
Decentadjective
Fair; good enough; okay.
âHe's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it.â;
Honestadjective
(of a measurement device) Accurate.
âan honest scaleâ;
Decentadjective
Significant; substantial.
âThere are a decent number of references out there, if you can find them.â;
Honestadjective
Authentic; full.
âan honest day's workâ;
Decentadjective
(obsolete) Comely; shapely; well-formed.
Honestadjective
Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
âan honest dollarâ;
Decentadjective
Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.
âBefore his decent steps.â;
Honestadjective
Open; frank.
âan honest countenanceâ;
Decentadjective
Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
Honestadjective
(obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
Decentadjective
Comely; shapely; well-formed.
âA sable stole of cyprus lawnOver thy decent shoulders drawn.â; âBy foreign hands thy decent limbs composed.â;
Honestadjective
(obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
Decentadjective
Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person.
âA decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs.â;
Honestverb
(obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
Decentadjective
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
âfrom a decent familyâ; âa nice girlâ;
Honestadverb
(colloquial) Honestly; really.
âIt wasnât my fault, honest.â;
Decentadjective
according with custom or propriety;
âher becoming modestyâ; âcomely behaviorâ; âit is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for moneyâ; âa decent burialâ; âseemly behaviorâ;
Honestadjective
Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
âBelong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching!â;
Decentadjective
conforming to conventions of sexual behavior;
âspeech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewdâ;
Honestadjective
Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; - said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.
âAn honest man's the noblest work of God.â; âAn honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health.â; âLook ye out among you seven men of honest report.â; âProvide things honest in the sight of all men.â;
Decentadjective
enough to meet a purpose;
âan adequate incomeâ; âthe food was adequateâ; âa decent wageâ; âenough foodâ; âfood enoughâ;
Honestadjective
Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
Decentadjective
decently clothed;
âare you decent?â;
Honestadjective
Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
âWives may be merry, and yet honest too.â;
Decentadjective
observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress;
âa modest neckline in her dressâ; âthough one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standardsâ;
Honestverb
To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
Decentadverb
in the right manner;
âplease do your job properly!â; âcan't you carry me decent?â;
Honestadjective
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent;
âhonest lawyersâ; âhonest reportingâ; âan honest wageâ; âhonest weightâ;
Decentadjective
conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour
âa decent clean-living individualâ;
Honestadjective
without dissimulation; frank;
âmy honest opinionâ;
Decentadjective
appropriate; fitting
âthey would meet again after a decent intervalâ;
Honestadjective
worthy of being depended on;
âa dependable workerâ; âan honest working stiffâ; âa reliable source of informationâ; âhe was true to his wordâ; âI would be true for there are those who trust meâ;
Decentadjective
not likely to shock or embarrass others
âa decent high-necked dressâ;
Honestadjective
free from guile;
âhis answer was simple and honestâ;
Decentadjective
sufficiently clothed to see visitors
ââHello, miss? Are you decent?ââ;
Honestadjective
without pretensions;
âworked at an honest tradeâ; âgood honest foodâ;
Decentadjective
of an acceptable standard; satisfactory
âpeople need decent homesâ;
Honestadjective
habitually speaking the truth;
âan honest manâ; âa veracious witnessâ;
Decentadjective
good
âthere's a few decent players in the teamâ;
Honestadjective
marked by truth;
âgave honest answersâ;
Decentadjective
kind, obliging, or generous
âthat's awfully decent of youâ;