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decent

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  1. chaste                
 
de.cent \'de-s-*nt\ aj [MF or L; MF, fr. L decent-, decens, prp. of dece-re 
   to be] fitting; akin to L decus honor, dignus worthy, Gk dokein to seem, 
   seem good archaic  1a: APPROPRIATE  1b: well-formed : HANDSOME  2a: 
   conforming to standards or propriety, good taste, or morality  2b: modestly 
   clothed  3: free from immodesty or obscenity  4: ADEQUATE {~ housing}  5: 
   having praiseworthy qualities  - de.cent.ly av