Also means
adequately
Usage Note
Décemment means in a decent, proper, or respectable manner. It can also express 'reasonably' or 'adequately', as in on ne peut pas décemment refuser (one cannot decently refuse). The adjective décent and noun décence share the same root from Latin decens, fitting or proper.
Examples
"Il faut se comporter décemment en public."
Natural Translation
One must behave decently in public.
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