decent
ADJECTIVEADVERB
/disənt/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
decent is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1C3E1N1T1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does decent mean?
ADJECTIVE · 6 SENSES
1
In harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion.
“a decent burial”
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2
Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous.
“from a decent family”
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3
Meeting requirements.
“I would kill for a decent cup of coffee”
“a decent wage”
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4
Conforming to conventions of sexual behavior.
“speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd”
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5
Observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress.
“though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards”
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6
Sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public.
“are you decent?”
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ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
In the right manner; correctly; suitably.
“can't you carry me decent?”
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