Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decently

/ˈdiːsəntli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
de-cent-ly
IPA
/ˈdiːsəntli/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a decent manner.

adv

To a reasonable or acceptable degree.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English decent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English decently From decent + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdiːsəntli/

Inflected Forms

more decently (comparative) most decently (superlative)

Phrases

carry me out and bury me decently

Synonyms

correctly modestly right-mindedly becomingly chastely continently decently decorously deservingly dutifully duteously meritoriously

Rhymes With

recently

Questions

How do you pronounce decently?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdiːsəntli/.
What does decently mean?
In a decent manner.
Where does decently come from?
Etymology tree English decent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English decently From decent + -ly.

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