Crossword solutions & Synonyms for
Decent

21 December 2020
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 27 answers for the crossword clue 'Decent', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Decent a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Decent as an answer itself some 112 times.

Decent is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Friday, 15 January 2021 with the answer being SEEMLY, we also found SEEMLY to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 15 Jan 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 2 Sep 2020

Definitions and usage

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• Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
• Sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
• Observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
• According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
• Conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
• Decently clothed; "are you decent?"
• In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

Anagrams

We found 1 anagrams for the word 'Decent'.

• cedent

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

CLAD
Having an outer covering especially of thin metal; "steel-clad"; "armor-clad"

GOOD
Most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"

NICE
A city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

5 Letters

RIGHT
Intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove"

6 Letters

COMELY
According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

ENOUGH
Sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

HUMANE
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

MODEST
Limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

NOTBAD
Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

POLITE
Marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"

PROPER
Limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

SEEMLY
According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

7 Letters

DRESSED
Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors"

STANDUP
Refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack

UPRIGHT
Upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

8 Letters

ADEQUATE
Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"

BECOMING
According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

DECENTLY
In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

DECOROUS
Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

PROPERLY
In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

TASTEFUL
Having or showing or conforming to good taste

9 Letters

HONORABLE
Worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

11 Letters

COMMEILFAUT
According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

INGOODORDER
In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

PRESENTABLE
Fit to be seen; "presentable clothes"

RESPECTABLE
Large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"

THERIGHTWAY
In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"