decent
adjective
[ ˈdiːs(ə)nt ]
• conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour.
• "a decent clean-living individual"
• of an acceptable standard; satisfactory.
• "people need decent homes"
Similar:
satisfactory,
reasonable,
fair,
acceptable,
adequate,
sufficient,
sufficiently good,
good enough,
ample,
up to scratch,
up to the mark,
up to standard,
up to par,
competent,
not bad,
all right,
average,
tolerable,
passable,
suitable,
OK,
okay,
up to snuff,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘suitable, appropriate’): from Latin decent- ‘being fitting’, from the verb decere .
