Meanings
adverbdecently (comparative more decently, superlative most decently)
comparative more decently · superlative most decently
- In a decent manner.
You need to be decently attired to enter the restaurant.
Synonyms: correctly, modestly, right-mindedly, becomingly, chastely, continently, correctly, decorously
- To a reasonable or acceptable degree.
a decently high salary
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a decent manner.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a decent manner
Opposite
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Origin
- Englishdecent
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishdecently
Translations
Ancient Greek εὐπρεπῶς
- εὐπρεπῶς (euprepôs)in a decent manner
Catalan decentment
- decentmentin a decent manner
Finnish sopivasti, kunnolla
- sopivastiin a decent manner
- kunnollain a decent manner
- kunnollisestiin a decent manner
Latin decenter
- decenterin a decent manner
Russian прили́чно
- прили́чно (prilíčno)in a decent manner
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APA
decently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decently
MLA
“decently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decently. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decently,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decently.
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