decimal
- n a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
- n a number in the decimal system
- s numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
the decimal system
decayed
- v lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- v fall into decay or ruin
- v undergo decay or decomposition
- s damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
a decayed foundation
deceased
- n someone who is no longer alive
- v pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- s dead
he is deceased
deceitful
- s intended to deceive
deceitful advertising
smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge - s marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill
decent
- s socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
from a decent family - s according with custom or propriety
a decent burial - a conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana - s sufficient for the purpose
a decent wage - s decently clothed
are you decent? - s observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards - r in the right manner
can't you carry me decent?