semi-decent

A form of semidecent — Having a small amount of decency.

Meanings

adjectivesemi-decent (comparative more semi-decent, superlative most semi-decent)

comparative more semi-decent · superlative most semi-decent

  1. alternativeAlternative form of semidecent.

    He did a semi-decent job of concealing his disappointment.

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    Now is it right to thrust even a semi-decent man in the same cell with a low drunken thief?

    1996, R. Swinburne Clymer, The Rose Cross Order: History Repeats Itself, →ISBN, page 130

    She wondered why she was having a semi-decent conversation with the woman who had spent several years plotting her death.

    2007, Yew Baneberry, Bittersweet Nightshade, →ISBN, page 163

    I'm pretty sure teal was created for you. Only blondies with green eyes can look semi-decent in teal.

    2011, Elena Aitken, Nothing Stays In Vegas, →ISBN

    Their money comes from a modest business that involves collecting, refilling and reselling inkjet cartridges and it's successful enough to afford a semi-decent four-bed in a semi-decent LA suburb.

    2013, Sam Christer, The Camelot Code, →ISBN
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APA

semi-decent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-decent

MLA

“semi-decent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-decent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semi-decent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-decent.

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