decent

/'di:snt/
Adjective
  1. 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
  2. decently clothed
    • are you decent?
  3. sufficient for the purpose
    • an adequate income
    • the food was adequate
    • a decent wage
    • enough food
    • food enough
  4. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
    • speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd- George Santayana
  5. 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
  6. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
    • from a decent family
    • a nice girl
Adverb
  1. in the right manner
    • please do your job properly!
    • can't you carry me decent?

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A decent meal should include a balanced plate of vegetables, protein, and grains.