SG Heritage Dictionary

Decent [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Becoming; fit; suitable, in words, behavior, dress and ceremony; as decent language; decent conduct or actions; decent ornaments or dress.

2. Comely; not gaudy or ostentatious.

3. A sable stole of Cyprus lawn

4. O'er the decent shoulders drawn.

5. Not immodest.

6. In popular language, moderate, but competent; not large; as a decent fortune. So a decent person is one not highly accomplished, nor offensively rude.

Decent [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In a decent or becoming manner; with propriety of behavior or speech.

2. Without immodesty.

3. Past hope of safety, 'twas his latest care,

4. Like falling Caesar, decently to die.

Decent [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.

2. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.

3. Comely; shapely; well-formed.

4. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person.

Decentness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Decency.

Decentralization [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.

Decentralize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.