1. Having a high state of culture and development both social and technological.
2. Marked by refinement in taste and manners; SYN. cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite.
ETYM Latin decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming.
1. Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; SYN. nice.
2. (Informal) Decently clothed.
3. Conforming to conventions of sexual behavior.
4. Observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress.