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decent

/ˈdiːsənt/
adjective
  1. Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.

  2. (of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.

  3. Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.

    "Are you decent? May I come in?"

Synonymsadequate, satisfactory, good, moral
Antonymsbad, immoral, inadequate, poor, unsatisfactory, indecent

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