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decent vs proper

proper vs decent

decent and proper both are adjectives.

decent is an adverb but proper is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decent No Yes No Yes
proper No Yes No No
decent (adjective) proper (adjective)
conforming to conventions of sexual behavior marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
meeting requirements appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion limited to the thing specified
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public
decent (adverb) proper (adverb)
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
Difference between decent and proper

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