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
v make less central
After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
a withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
a decentralized school administration