decently

[ dee-suhnt ]

as injustly
as inright
as inmorally
as inadequately
as incorrectly
as inenough

Antonyms for decently

morally

adverb. in accordance with accepted standards of conduct

Word Origin & History

1530s, "proper to one's station or rank," also "tasteful," from Middle French décent, or directly from Latin decentem (nominative decens) "becoming, seemly, fitting, proper," present participle of decere "to be fitting or suitable," from PIE *deke-, from root *dek- "to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable" (cf. Greek dokein "to appear, seem, think," dekhesthai "to accept;" Sanskrit daśasyati "shows honor, is gracious," dacati "makes offerings, bestows;" Latin docere "to teach," decus "grace, ornament"). Meaning "kind, pleasant" is from 1902. Are you decent? (1949) was originally backstage theater jargon for "are you dressed."

Example Sentences fordecently

And one always had a better time of it when one was decently dressed.

Why can't he work at these things—or why can't his secretaries prime him decently!

He just wanted to be decently quiet about things that aren't pretty!

He got away as soon as he could decently do so, and went back to Bloomsbury.

With Dr. Finlay I had had a home but only money enough to clothe me decently.

He must produce and must consume with his family, reasonably, decently and thriftily.

He stayed my watch out for me, and I hope I was decently grateful.

His father had been the Vakeel of the place and the child of course had been decently reared.

The newspaper man made his stay as brief as he decently could.

Do what you like with the Jew, so long as you put him decently away when you have finished.

decently

More words related to decently

adequately

correctly

enough

justly

morally

right