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Meanings of decently in English

Portuguese
decentemente

In the right manner.

decentemente
Portuguese
comosedeve

In a decent manner.

comosedeve
Antonyms
Examples for "indecently"
Examples for "indecently"
1
Almost indecently moving and easily one of the films of the year.
The Irish Times
2
We are already getting indecently excited about Irish involvement in the Oscars.
The Irish Times
3
She had said something funny-somethingindecently funny-justas Nekhludoff entered the room.
Resurrection
4
He was also previously convicted of indecently assaulting a woman in 2013.
Radio NZ
5
Entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls.
Radio NZ
Usage of decently in English
1
There was no cluttering of furniture; it was simple, substantial, decently old.
A Splendid Hazard
2
The picture begins decently enough amid a leafy, russet New York autumn.
The Irish Times
3
Apparently he chose not to, and she said he treated her decently.
Legacy: a novel
4
And we should do so as decently and as effectively as possible.
The myth of a christian nation: how the quest for political powe...
5
For keeping body and soul together; for keeping body barely decently clad.
The Grain of Dust: A Novel
6
Three bishops were enough for us; things went on decently and reputably.
Egmont
7
I have no doubt everything will be done decently and in order.
A Crooked Path: A Novel
8
The little girl was in good condition enough, and decently dressed.-May23d.
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1.
9
There were no excesses, and everything was done decently and in order.
Around Old Bethany: A Story of the Adventures of Robert and Mary...
10
But normally in a PNG custom, relatives are decently buried at home.
Radio NZ
11
To the club this episode was decently buried in an unremembered past.
Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel
12
The rank swamp grasses were growing long, covering decently the unkempt soil.
The Web of Life
13
Of course it is-andbe decently thankful that you hear it now.
Simon the Jester
14
It wasn't a baseball bat, but some decently solid old-school Japanese technology.
Beautiful creatures
15
When the music was over, and everybody decently quiet, the concert began.
A Volunteer Poilu
16
You see he will hardly take the trouble to dress himself decently.
The Claverings
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Translations for decently
Decently through the time
Decently across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common