Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Decency.
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- noun The state or quality of being
decent .
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Examples
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Sandra Bullock, who's made hundreds of millions of dollars off the illusion of niceness and hamishness and old-fashioned nothing-special decentness, is so far out there that even the most gullible will surely never trust the media again.
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The idea sure sounds horrible, but of course Pirates of the Caribbean has nothing to do with its ride, so I assume this could theoretically achieve the same level of decentness.
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Sandra Bullock, who's made hundreds of millions of dollars off the illusion of niceness and hamishness and old-fashioned nothing-special decentness, is so far out there that even the most gullible will surely never trust the media again.
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We've had faith in their general decentness about using this power, about not gaming their systems, and generally working hard to provide us with the "right" search results.
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They really lost something cruicial to the show when they lost Michael, but the show still has random moments of decentness.. and I really expect the 2 hours of JSA to be pretty awesome, especially if they bring all the members of JLA back. smallvillefan
CW To Air Two Hour Justice Society-Themed Smallville Movie | /Film 2009
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****** You may quibble their decentness as you see fit, but they keep the cat fed and garner enough attention to fulfill my modest desires.
why I have the best commenters on lj, #325 jasminehammer 2007
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I believe in the inherent decentness of most people - that is, individual people, each on her/his own.
provincial talk 2004
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Your Cursed Carelessness & slovenlyness about your own Body and your dress Nothing going on but drinking Calybogus Schewing Tobacco & playing Cards in place of that decentness & Cleanliness that all Gentlemen who has the least Regard for themselves & Character must & does observe.
An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America 1893
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Sandra Bullock, who's made hundreds of millions of dollars off the illusion of niceness and hamishness and old-fashioned nothing-special decentness, is so far out there that even the most gullible will surely never trust the media again.
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Sandra Bullock, who's made hundreds of millions of dollars off the illusion of niceness and hamishness and old-fashioned nothing-special decentness, is so far out there that even the most gullible will surely never trust the media again.
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