decently

1. 1.

   in a decent manner

   “they don't know how to dress decently”

   Antonymsindecently
2. 2.

   in the right manner; correctly; suitably

   “please do your job properly!”

   “can't you carry me decent?”

   Synonymsproperlydecentright

Questions about decently

What does decently mean?

decently means "in a decent manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in decently?

decently has 3 syllables: de-cent-ly. The stress falls on "de". In IPA it is /ˈdisəntli/.

What is another word for decently?

Close synonyms include properly, decent, right. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of decently?

The recorded antonyms are indecently.

Is decently a common word?

decently is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.