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proper vs decent

decent vs proper

proper and decent both are adjectives.

proper is not an adverb while decent is an adverb.

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

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