decently meaning

decently as an adverb

1. in a decent manner
   • they don't know how to dress decently

   Opposite: indecently

   Related forms: decent

2. in the right manner; correctly; suitably
   • please do your job properly!
   • can't you carry me decent?

   Synonyms: properly, decent, right

decently in a sentence

• Our team had a decently good season.
• The firework show was decently long.
• Algeria needs to become a decently powerful economy.
• Yanni was a decently good singer.
• Rima was dressed decently.

How to pronounce decently

decently is pronounced /ˈdisəntli/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with decently

• recently