Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halfway decent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
halfway de-cent
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

No more than adequate.

adj

Mediocre.

adj

Good - better than expected.

American usage

Usage

Questions

What does halfway decent mean?
No more than adequate.

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